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River Flood Advisory 21, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 4, 2021Lawrence County, Randolph County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood advisory at May 4, 2021, 10:05 AM CDT for Lawrence County, Randolph County, Arkansas. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2021, 10:05 AM CDT (15:05 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2021, 7:28 AM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lawrence County, AR, Randolph County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Spring River (AR) at Imboden (IMBA4). The gauge peaked at 17.44 ft at May 4, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT.

actionminormoderate10152005/0405/0505/06
Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07069500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

389 
WGUS84 KLZK 041505
FLSLZK

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1005 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flood 
Advisory for the following rivers in Arkansas...

  Spring River At Imboden affecting Randolph and Lawrence Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or 
ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

River forecasts are based on current conditions and rainfall 
forecasted to occur over the next 24 hours. During periods of 
flooding...Evening forecasts are reissued with updated rainfall 
forecasts.

Observed and forecasted stage data plots are available on our 
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service web page at...
 www.weather.gov/lzk

Under the Current Conditions section...Select River and Lakes AHPS.

&&


ARC075-121-051515-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FL.Y.0021.210504T1505Z-210507T1200Z/
/IMBA4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1005 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Flood Advisory for
  the Spring River At Imboden.
* From this morning to Friday morning.
* At 9:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 16.6 feet.
* Action stage is 13.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.9 feet 
  this evening, May 4.
* Impact...At 18.0 feet, Lower lying cultivated farmlands and 
  pastures flood.

&&


            Fld   Observed        Forecast 1 PM      Crest           
Location    Stg   Stg Day/Time   Wed   Thu   Fri  Crest  Time  Date  

Spring River
Imboden     18.0  16.6 Tue 9 AM  15.1 11.4 10.2   17.9 7 PM 5/04     





&&

LAT...LON 3611 9115 3615 9118 3618 9126 3625 9119
      3619 9110 3610 9101

$$

231
2 follow-up statements
639 
WGUS84 KLZK 050045
FLSLZK

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
745 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...The Flood Advisory is extended for the following rivers in 
Arkansas...

  Spring River At Imboden affecting Randolph and Lawrence Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or 
ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

River forecasts are based on current conditions and rainfall 
forecasted to occur over the next 24 hours. During periods of 
flooding...Evening forecasts are reissued with updated rainfall 
forecasts.

Observed and forecasted stage data plots are available on our 
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service web page at...
 www.weather.gov/lzk

Under the Current Conditions section...Select River and Lakes AHPS.

&&


ARC075-121-060045-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210507T1800Z/
/IMBA4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
745 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...The Flood Advisory is now in effect until early Friday 
afternoon...

The Flood Advisory continues for
  the Spring River At Imboden.
* Until Friday afternoon.
* At 6:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.1 feet.
* Action stage is 13.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 8.7 feet Sunday 
  evening.
* Impact...At 18.0 feet, Lower lying cultivated farmlands and 
  pastures flood.

&&


            Fld   Observed        Forecast 7 PM      Crest           
Location    Stg   Stg Day/Time   Wed   Thu   Fri  Crest  Time  Date  

Spring River
Imboden     18.0  17.1 Tue 6 PM  14.7 11.6 9.4     Falling   





&&

LAT...LON 3611 9115 3615 9118 3618 9126 3625 9119
      3619 9110 3610 9101

$$

Goudsward
522 
WGUS84 KLZK 051228
FLSLZK

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
728 AM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...The Flood Advisory is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Arkansas...

  Spring River At Imboden affecting Randolph and Lawrence Counties.

ARC075-121-051330-
/O.CAN.KLZK.FL.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210505T1228Z/
/IMBA4.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
728 AM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...The Flood Advisory for the Spring River At Imboden has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Advisory is cancelled for
  the Spring River At Imboden.
* At 6:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river crested Tuesday afternoon and will continue 
  to fall.

&&


            Fld   Observed        Forecast 7 AM      Crest           
Location    Stg   Stg Day/Time   Thu   Fri   Sat  Crest  Time  Date  

Spring River
Imboden     18.0  15.0 Wed 6 AM  12.8 10.2 9.2       FALLING     





&&

LAT...LON 3611 9115 3615 9118 3618 9126 3625 9119
      3619 9110 3610 9101

$$

231

The office that day

Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 8:03 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKPerry48 hr
May 3, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott45 min
May 3, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Newton40 min
May 3, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk46 min
May 3, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone43 min
May 3, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott47 min
May 3, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Pope, Yell46 min
May 3, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Newton, Pope, Searcy52 min
May 3, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk, Scott51 min
May 3, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Montgomery, Polk, Scott49 min
May 3, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion23 min
May 3, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKYell10 min
May 3, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton, Searcy27 min
May 3, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Pope, Van Buren47 min
May 3, 11:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Yell23 min
May 3, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell37 min
May 3, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy and 2 more51 min
May 3, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk45 min
May 3, 11:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPope, Yell29 min
May 3, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKYell29 min
May 3, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Pope, Yell21 min
May 3, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott44 min
May 3, 11:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Perry, Pope, Yell27 min
May 3, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Stone, Van Buren50 min
May 4, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Scott, Yell19 min
May 4, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone35 min
May 4, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk45 min
May 4, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry, Yell42 min
May 4, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk26 min
May 4, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLawrence46 min
May 4, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp45 min
May 4, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Pike45 min
May 4, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLawrence, Randolph31 min
May 4, 1:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMontgomery, Yell39 min
May 4, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp39 min
May 4, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike52 min
May 4, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKRandolph39 min
May 4, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Yell52 min
May 4, 1:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline44 min
May 4, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLawrence, Randolph, Sharp43 min
May 4, 1:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Saline34 min
May 4, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson47 min
May 4, 2:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Perry, Pope and 2 more42 min
May 4, 2:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline, White42 min
May 4, 2:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie, White38 min
May 4, 2:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff32 min
May 4, 3:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie14 min
May 4, 11:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDesha, Drew62 min
May 4, 12:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKDesha, Drew3 hr
May 4, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKIndependence30 min
May 4, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson37 min
May 4, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLawrence41 min
May 4, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson39 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.