Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 28 at 11:56AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 28, 2026 - 9:56am
Expires:
May 29, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Little Rock AR has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Arkansas...
Cache River Near Patterson affecting Woodruff and Jackson
Counties.
For the Cache River...including Patterson...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cache River near Patterson.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Low swampy timberland along the river
begins to flood. Flood gates should be closed and equipment moved
out of the low grounds along the river and tributaries.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Saturday morning and continue rising to a crest of 9.5
feet Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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.
The next statement will be issued Friday afternoon at noon CDT.
Area Description:
Jackson, AR; Woodruff, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR