AREAS AFFECTED : POINSETT, AR
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of East Arkansas, including the following
county, Poinsett.
* WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Several
structures are flooded and some sand bagging operations are
continuing. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 932 AM CDT, emergency management reported flooding,
especially along the Cache River and in the Pitts area.
Flooding is already occurring and expected to continue.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Trumann, Marked Tree, Harrisburg, Lepanto, Tyronza, Weiner,
Waldenburg, Greenfield, Fisher, Whitaker, Landers, Weona,
McCormick, Weona Junction, Promised Land, Old Weona, Stewart,
Bay Village, Maple Grove and Wiley Crossing.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood