LAVACA

...The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Arkansas...Oklahoma... Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam affecting Franklin...Johnson and Logan Counties. Lee Creek near Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sequoyah Counties. ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Major severity for the following rivers in Arkansas... Arkansas River at Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sebastian Counties. ...Forecast flooding increased from Minor to Major severity... ...This is a dangerous and life threatening situation... The Flood Warning continues for The Arkansas River at Van Buren * until further notice. * At 2:00 PM Tuesday, the stage was 20.46 feet. * Flood stage is 22.0 feet. * Major flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Arkansas River at Van Buren is expected to rise above flood stage Wednesday morning and continue to rise to near 32.1 feet by early Friday afternoon, which corresponds to a flow near 375,000 cubic feet per second. The river is expected to remain above 31 feet and above 340,000 cubic feet per second through Sunday. * Impact...At 31.0 feet, extensive flooding occurs to industrial businesses in the floodplain around Fort Smith. Flooding occurs in Moffett, Oklahoma. Backwater flooding occurs in the trailer parks near Lee Creek. Some residential subdivisions in the floodplain around Fort Smith begin to flood. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. * Impact...At 33.0 feet, damaging flooding occurs along the Arkansas River floodplain from Moffett, Oklahoma downstream to Lock and Dam 13. The port of Fort Smith and nearby businesses are flooded. Backwater flooding occurs in the trailer parks next to Lee Creek. Some residential subdivisions around Fort Smith are flooded. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. &&