Issued by The National Weather Service Little Rock, AR Tue, Aug 13, 2013, 3:26 AM CDT ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS... EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND WESTERN ARKANSAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... CONWAY... FAULKNER... GARLAND... LONOKE... PERRY... POPE... PRAIRIE... PULASKI... SALINE... WHITE AND YELL. IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... MONROE AND WOODRUFF. IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS... CLEBURNE AND VAN BUREN. IN WESTERN ARKANSAS... JOHNSON... LOGAN... MONTGOMERY... POLK AND SCOTT. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF TUESDAY WITH WIDESPREAD ONE TO TWO INCH AMOUNTS LIKELY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN COULD OCCUR IN ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP. THE GROUND IS SATURATED IN PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA FROM RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND CAN NOT ABSORB ANY MORE. * HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN HEAVY RAIN OF LATE. HEAVY RAIN COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS... LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE PRONE TO FLOODING AND WATER MAY COVER ROADWAYS IN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:41:03 +0000
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