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Arkansas, Woodruff

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Statement as of 2:54 PM CDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 4:30 PM EDT on May 21, 2013


The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
northeastern Arkansas County in southeast Arkansas...
Monroe County in eastern Arkansas...
extreme eastern Prairie County in central Arkansas...
southern Woodruff County in eastern Arkansas...

* until 330 PM CDT

* at 250 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size
hail... and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. These storms were
located along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Georgetown
to 2 miles southeast of Clarendon to 5 miles south of Almyra... and
moving east at 40 mph.

* Locations impacted include...
Clarendon... Brinkley... St. Charles...
Palmer... hunter... Holly Grove...
Dobbs Landing... De Witt... Almyra...
Allendale... Alfrey... Zent...
Wiville... Ragtown... Pine City...
Monroe... Little Dixie... Lawrenceville...

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 206 and 218.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Severe thunderstorms produce damaging wind in excess of 60 miles per
hour... destructive hail... deadly lightning... and very heavy rain. For
your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of your
home or business. Heavy rains flood roads quickly so do not drive
into areas where water covers the Road.


A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Tuesday evening
for southern Arkansas.

Lat... Lon 3433 9105 3426 9107 3425 9151 3467 9135
      3515 9140 3516 9104 3501 9103 3499 9114
      3492 9114 3491 9111 3486 9109 3474 9110
      3473 9104 3448 9105 3447 9100 3434 9100
time... Mot... loc 1954z 268deg 36kt 3506 9128 3467 9124
          3434 9137


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Flood Warning

Statement as of 11:16 AM CDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 3:16 AM EDT on May 22, 2013


The Flood Warning continues for
the Cache River near Patterson.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:00 am Tuesday the stage was 8.3 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river is expected to continue to slowly rise through
the weekend... holding close to 9.0 feet after Friday.


             Fld observed forecast 6am
location stg stg day time Wed Thu Fri Sat sun

Cache River
Patterson 8 8.3 Tue 10 am 8.2 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.8




1116 am CDT Tue may 21 2013

The Flood Warning continues for
the White River at Augusta.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10:00 am Tuesday the stage was 26.2 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 27.6 feet by
Friday evening.


             Fld observed forecast 6am
location stg stg day time Wed Thu Fri Sat sun

Lower White River
Augusta 26 26.2 Tue 10 am 26.4 27.0 27.4 27.6 27.4




Flash Flood Watch

Statement as of 2:38 PM CDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 8:00 AM EDT on May 22, 2013


... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Wednesday
morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of central Arkansas... eastern Arkansas... north
central Arkansas... southeast Arkansas... southwest Arkansas and
western Arkansas... including the following areas... in central
Arkansas... Faulkner... Garland... Grant... Lonoke... Perry...
prairie... Pulaski... Saline and white. In eastern Arkansas...
Jackson... Monroe and Woodruff. In north central Arkansas...
Cleburne and Independence. In southeast Arkansas... Arkansas
and Jefferson. In southwest Arkansas... Clark... Hot Spring and
Pike. In western Arkansas... Montgomery.

* Through Wednesday morning

* showers and thunderstorms will continue to affect the region
through the overnight hours. Additional one to two inches of
rainfall will be common... with locally higher amounts expected.

* Extremely high amounts of moisture... combined with several
rounds of thunderstorms will allow for excessive rainfall and
the potential for high water problems.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Be prepared to take action if a Flash Flood
Warning is issued.




Special Statement

Statement as of 2:41 PM CDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 4:10 PM EDT on May 21, 2013


... Significant weather advisory for southern Woodruff... extreme
southern white... eastern prairie... Monroe and northern Arkansas
counties until 315 PM CDT...

At 236 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles northwest of
Des Arc to 7 miles west of Almyra... and moving east at 40 mph.

Hail up to one-half inch in diameter and wind gusts up to 40 mph are
expected with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
Stuttgart... Hazen... Des Arc...
De Valls Bluff... Clarendon... Brinkley...
Ulm... Stuttgart Muni Arpt...
St. Charles... Roe... Peppers Landing...
Palmer... hunter... Holly Grove...
Hallsville... Dobbs Landing... De Witt...
Almyra...

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 192 and 218.

If threatening weather approaches your area... take shelter in a
sturdy building.

Lat... Lon 3433 9104 3428 9107 3428 9158 3509 9161
      3509 9103 3501 9103 3499 9114 3492 9114
      3491 9111 3486 9109 3474 9110 3473 9104
      3448 9105 3447 9100 3433 9100
time... Mot... loc 1941z 270deg 33kt 3500 9150 3437 9147


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