PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (AR) Arkansas River Flooding

Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 10:39:25 EDT

Summary: Record flooding is expected along the Arkansas River through next week and into early June.

As of Monday afternoon (Monday, 5/27) the Arkansas River was beginning to crest in eastern Oklahoma, but is not expected to crest in far western Arkansas until today. It is expected to crest at Dardanelle and Morrilton on Friday , at Toad Suck on Sunday (June 2) , at Little Rock on Monday (June 3rd), and at Pine Bluff on June 5th and Pendleton on Friday (6/7).

We currently have 4 crews out. Two crews are measuring 3 locations on the river and 2 are verifying and repairing gages. We are in close communication with the local National Weather Service and Little Rock Corps of Engineers.