Coming Our Way…

Thought you might be interested to see the traffic over on the Little Rock NWS chat session… this is the big rain mass moving our way…

LZK: Monticello [Drew Co, AR] emergency mngr reports FLASH FLOOD at 01:22 PM CDT — the emergency manager reported that countywide flooding is beginning and that several county roads are being closed due to high water.
1:33 PM
LZK continues Flood Warning for the Ouachita River at Camden [AR] till further notice
1:55 PM
LZK continues Flood Warning for the Ouachita River at Thatcher L and D [AR] till further notice
LZK issues Flood Warning valid at Oct 14, 3:15 AM CDT for the Little Missouri River near Boughton [AR] till Oct 16, 4:36 AM CDT
1:57 PM
LZK: 3 N Hermitage [Bradley Co, AR] law enforcement reports FLASH FLOOD at 01:33 PM CDT — water was over both lanes of u.s. highway 63. the highway was still open but the highway department put up warning barricades
nws-john.robinson
Just got something from emergency management that says 40% of the county roads in Chicot Co. are under water.
nws-john.robinson
Just got this from emergency management: 95% of the county roads in Lafayette Co. are under water, but the water is beginning to recede. No injuries reported.
4:05 PMnwsbot
LZK issues Record Event Report (RER) … RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD …
4:09 PM
LZK: Arkadelphia [Clark Co, AR] public reports HEAVY RAIN of E4.00 INCH at 03:45 PM CDT — almost 4 inches of rain has fallen at arkadelphia. some roads are under water.
4:11 PM
LZK: Camden [Ouachita Co, AR] law enforcement reports FLOOD at 03:45 PM CDT — arkansas highway 7 is closed due to flooding from camden to sparkman. this has been confirmed by the highway department. this is likely a combination of river flooding and flash flooding. the ouachita river stage at camden has risen enough such that the railroad underpass on highway 7 just north of camden is flooded.
4:23 PMnws-john.robinson
I’m headed home at 4:30. I’ll have my PDA set to alert if I get e-mails from emergency management dealing with flooding. If such messages do come in, I’ll call them to the office so the forecasters can get LSRs sent out.
4:25 PMktve-jarod.floyd
Is that Scenic 7 or the actuall Hwy. 7?
4:26 PMnws-john.robinson
That’s actual Highway 7, I don’t think it goes by the scenic designation that far south.
4:29 PMnwsbot
LZK extends time of Flash Flood Warning for Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lincoln [AR] till 6:30 PM CDT

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