Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall.

* WHERE...Portions of central and north central Arkansas, including the following counties, in central Arkansas, Conway, Faulkner and White. In north central Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Sharp, Stone and Van Buren.

* WHEN...Until 845 PM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1150 AM CDT, Numerous automated rain gauges and local observations indicate that some locations have received well in excess of 6 inches of rainfall. Numerous creeks and rivers are flooding or still rising, this includes but is not limited to Crooked Creek, Sylamore Creek, Cadron Creek, Little Red River, Buffalo River and the Upper White River. Numerous county roads have been washed out with water levels along low water crossings remaining dangerously high. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Conway... Searcy... Maumelle... Harrison... Mountain Home... Batesville... Heber Springs... Morrilton... Cherokee Village... Mountain View... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Bull Shoals... Melbourne... Salem in Fulton County... Marshall... Yellville... Ash Flat... Beebe... Greenbrier... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BAXTER, AR ... BOONE, AR ... CLEBURNE, AR ... CONWAY, AR ... FAULKNER, AR ... FULTON, AR ... INDEPENDENCE, AR ... IZARD, AR ... MARION, AR ... SEARCY, AR ... SHARP, AR ... STONE, AR ... VAN BUREN, AR ... WHITE, AR

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.