Full Notification

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Arkansas... Buffalo River Near St Joe affecting Searcy County. For the Buffalo River...including St Joe...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Buffalo River near St Joe.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 35.0 feet, All of Tyler Bend Access Area is flooded. Backwater up Bear, Mill, and Calf Creeks flood an extensive area of the valley. River has crested above 35 feet at the U.S. Highway 65 gage at least nineteen times since 1915.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 33.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 36.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: SEARCY, AR

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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 Sunday evening at 900 PM CDT.