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4/16/2008 - This report will be updated again on Monday, April 21, 2008.

Heavy spring rains in The Natural State attracted national attention and the resulting increased water levels forced the temporary closure of a small percentage of the state's shoreline destinations. The following report is a compilation of information submitted by various agencies throughout the state of Arkansas. Locations that have reopened, and updates to previous reports are noted here.

Increased water levels have not put a damper on the fishing in Arkansas! Check out Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s weekly fishing report.

This report includes updates on the destinations listed alphabetically below. If a destination is not included here, we have not received a report regarding closures in the area. T

Arkansas State Parks Status Report

  • Lake Fort Smith State Park - Lake Fort Smith State Park in northwest Arkansas near Mountainburg closed on January 2002 and will reopen in May 2008 at its new site. The park was relocated due to the combining of Lake Fort Smith and Lake Shepherd Springs into a single, 1,400-acre reservoir to provide additional water storage for the Fort Smith, Arkansas, municipal water supply. For updates, contact: 479-369-2469.
  • Jacksonport State Park - The campground, picnic area and boat ramp at Jacksonport State Park in Jacksonport are closed temporarily due to floodwaters from the White River. The park visitor center, courthouse museum and courthouse are open and operating under regular operating hours. For updates, contact: 870-523-2143.
  • Millwood State Park - Due to high lake levels, the following areas at Millwood State Park near Ashdown are closed at this time: the park day-use, all trails and campsites number 1, 2 and 3 in Area “A” Campground. All other park facilities are open and operating under regular hours of operation. For updates, contact: 870-898-2800.
  • DeGray Lake Resort State Park - Due to high lake levels, only Area "A" campground, the golf course and park visitor center at DeGray Lake Resort State Park near Arkadelphia are open at this time. DeGray Lodge and Area "C" campground will reopen the afternoon of Wednesday, April 16. The Shoreline Restaurant at DeGray Lodge will also be back in operation beginning with the dinner meal Wednesday evening. The rest of the state park facilities including the marina and all the other campgrounds remained closed. For updates, contact: 501-865-2801.
  • Withrow Springs State Park - At this time, campsites 1-17 at Withrow Springs State Park near Huntsville are closed temporarily due to flooding. The park's new campground area that features sites 18-47 is open. For updates, contact: 479-559-2593.
  • Moro Bay State Park - Moro Bay State Park southwest of Hermitage is closed temporarily beginning Tuesday, April 15, due to floodwaters from the Ouachita River. For details, contact: 870-898-2800.

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

  • Increased water levels have not put a damper on the fishing in Arkansas! Check out Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s weekly fishing report.
  • Due to flooding on Wildlife Management Areas, turkey permit hunts on the following Wildlife Management Areas have been cancelled: Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita, Choctaw Island, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake
  • Also, the regular season turkey hunting has been cancelled on the following Wildlife Management Areas: Choctaw Island, Dave Donaldson Black River, St. Francis Sunken Lands, Trusten Holder

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
STATE SITUATION SUMMARY
04/16/2008 0900
ALL UPDATES IN RED


STATEMENT

SEVERE WEATHER STARTING ON 3/18/08 AND AGAIN ON 4/3/08 MOVED THROUGH ARKANSAS LEAVING DAMAGE FROM A CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWN, SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING DAMAGE IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS.

UPDATES
TODAY (4/16/08) IS THE LAST DAY THE SITUATION SUMMARY WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE. IT WILL BE REPOSTED IF NUMEROUS UPDATES HAVE OCCURRED.

EOC’s OPERATIONAL

STATE EOC - 04/09/08 STATE EOC OPERATIONAL AT LEVEL III

SIT REP – STARTED 04-03-08 SIT REP RECORDING FROM 04-09-08/ TO DATE

TRANSPORTATION

BENTON CO - 4/10/08 0725 SEE TEXT FROM TROOP L HAVE REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ROADS ARE FLOODED. AHTD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARE SENDING TRUCKS TO CLEAR THE ROADS AND PUT UP BARRICADES IF NECESSARY. BENTON COUNTY – JCT OF HWY 43 AND HWY 12 HWY 264 AT HEALING SPRINGS HWY 12 W OF GENTRY WASHINGTON COUNTY – HWY 71 NB LANES IN GREENLAND HWY 71 AT BRENTWOOD HWY 16 AT ELKINS HWY 45 AT CANEHILL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON HWY 59 N OF JCT 45 AND S OF JCT 45 TO 244

CARROLL COUNTY: 4/11/08 0848 - L. COORDINATOR REPORTS THE BRIDGE OVER BEAVER LAKE IS DAMAGED AND WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR ALONG WHILE. CO ROAD CARROLL 235 IS IMPASSABLE AT THIS TIME DUE TO FLOODING.4/10/08 1917 TROOP L ADVISED THAT HWY 187 AT ELK RANCH AND HWY 21N BY COSMIC CAVERNS HAS WATER ON IT BUT IS PASSABLE AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS CLOSED. 4/10/2008 @ 1:30PM OPEN HWY 187 SECTION 0A BETWEEN BEAVER & ELK RANCH CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 4/10/08 0733 NG SEE TEXT FROM ASP TROOP L HAVE REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ROADS ARE FLOODED. AHTD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARE SENDING TRUCKS TO CLEAR THE ROADS AND PUT UP BARRICADES IF NECESSARY. CARROLL CO- HWY 412 2-3 MILES E OF MADISON /CARROLL CO LINE FLOODED HWY 412 OSAGE AREA FLOODED WATER AND DEBRIS ON RD HWY 311, 10 MILES N OF GREEN FOREST POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN 4/10/08 0757 REPORTS OF 2 FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROADWAY, PLUS A LARGE TREE ON HWY 103, APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILES S OF HWY 62.

CLARK COUNTY: 4/11/2008 @ 7:10 AM OPEN HWY 51 NORTH OF ARKADELPHIA @ OUACHITA RIVER BRIDGE

CLEBURNE CO: - 4/10/08 0433 HWY 263 IN PRIM IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH FLOODING

CONWAY CO: HWY 95 SECTION 1 LOG MILE 8.05 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER

CRAWFORD COUNTY: 04/10/08 1319-UPDATE--FROM TROOP H - INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN IS CLOSED - LEE CREEK ROAD IN VAN BUREN HAS WATERS ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE RELEASE OF FLOOD WATER AT SALLISAW HWY 282, OPEN 4/10/2008 @ 11:35 AM SECTION 2 AT LOG MILE 6.00 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. HWY 282, SECTION 2 AT LOG MILE 3.1 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. HWY 64, SECTION 2A FROM LOG MILE 16 TO 20 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. HWY 23 SECTION 7 LOG MILE 15 NEAR TURNER BEND CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

FRANKLIN COUNTY: 4/11/2008 @ 12:32 PM HWY 23 NORTH OF OZARK IS NOW OPEN: 4/10/2008 @ 1:46 PM OPEN OZARK REST AREA I-40 E/B CLOSED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE. HWY 23 SECTION 7 LOG MILE 15 NEAR TURNER BEND CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

FULTON CO: - 04/10/08 1822 ASP TROOP I REPORTS VIA EMAIL: FULTON CO. ROADS; HWY 223 N. OF VIOLA AND HWY 395 N. OUT OF SALEM AND PART OF HWY 289. HWY 223 SECTION 2A FROM 11.96 LOG MILE TO IZARD COUNTY LINE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

INDEPENDENCE CO: 4 /11/2008 @ 11:00 HWY 14 LOG MILE 11 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. HWY 122 FROM HWY 69 TO HWY 14 LOG MILE 2.90 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

IZARD COUNTY: - 4/10/2008 @ 12:26 PM IZARD COUNTY: HWY 354 SECTION 1A LOG MILE 6.79 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER 4/10/2008 @ 11:45 AM IZARD COUNTY: HWY 354 STRAWBERRY RIVER BRIDGE EAST OF OXFORD LOG MILE 2.89 – 2.96 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 4/10/2008 12:39 PM HWY 354 SECTION 1A @ LOG MILE 8.32 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 4/10/08 0556 SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS FLOODED

JACKSON COUNTY: - HWY 69 BETWEEN NEWARK AND NEWPORT IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD WATER. HWY 69, SECTION 5A AT JACKSON PORT, LOG MILE 1.8 TO 4.45 CLOSED DUE TO CORP OF ENGINEERS PUMPING WATER OVER THE HIGHWAY.

JOHNSON COUNTY: 04/10/08 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT A 50 FT WIDE SECTION OF CR 3020 HAS BEEN WASHED OUT. THE WASH OUT IS 30 FEET DEEP. THIS ROAD IS A STATE AID PAVED ROAD. AHTD IS WORKING ON THE ROAD AT THIS TIME. 04/10/08 1414 AA LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT HWY'S 315 AND 359 HAVE BEEN RE-OPENED. HWY 359, SECTION 1A AT LOG MILE 11.07 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 4/10/08 0754 TO RECEIVED REPORT FROM LCOORD HWY 359 NORTH OF LAMAR UNDERWATER. HWY 315 NORTH OF LAMAR MUDSLIDE, ROAD BLOCKED AHTD ON SCENE NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS UNDER WATER. COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT CONTINUING EVALUATIONS AND BEGIN WORK TO COUNTY ROADS.

LITTLE RIVER - 04/10/08 1616 THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS ARE UNDER-WATER AT THIS TIME:LR-1, LR-23, LR-24, LR-35, LR-45, LR-46, LR-48, LR-56, LR-62, LR-77, LR-100, LR-157.

LAWRENCE CO: - 04/10/08 1815 ASP TROOP B REPORTS VIA EMAIL THAT: HWY 25 BETWEEN BLACK ROCK AND POWHATTAN IS CLOSED AND THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 115/117 AT JESUP IS CLOSED IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.

LOGAN COUNTY: 04/10/08 15:06- CARBON CITY ROAD CLOSED- HORSESHOE MOUNTAIN ROAD CLOSED- SIX MILE ROAD WASHED OUT CLOSE TO BRIDGE- WATER IS OVER HWY 309 AT ROSEVILLE

LONOKE COUNTY:- 4/9/08 1046 NG SEE EMAIL TEXT FROM TROOP A HWY 13 SOUTH OF CARLISLE AND SEVERAL OF THE COUNTY ROADS OFF HWY 13 SOUTH ARE UNDER WATER. THIS INCLUDES DANIELS RD, BALL RD, MARILYN MORRIS, PERKING, PERRY SMITH, BROAD VIEW, MOERY, HILLMAN, HAMILTON LOOP, PERRY SMITH, AND FLYNN BRIDGE. BEAR SKIN LAKE ROAD HAS SEVERAL DEEP AREAS COVERING THE ROADWAY. HENDERSON AND CENTRAL HIGH ROADS FLOODED. 04-09-08 0906 FF TROOP A HAS ADVISED THAT HWY 31 SOUTH BETWEEN BLAKEMORE AND COY HAS SOME WATER ON THE ROADS. MAJOR ROADS ARE OK SO FAR. 04-09-08 0900 FF TROOP A REPORTS HWY 165 IS NOT UNDERWATER, JUST SOME BACK ROADS AROUND ALLPORT, COY AND HUMNOKE BUT HWY 165 IS OPEN.

MADISON COUNTY: 4/10/2008 @ 8:40 AM OPEN HWY 23, SECTION 6A, SOUTH OF HUNTSVILLE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

NEWTON CO: - 04/10/08 1548--UPDATE L COORD ADVISED WIDESPREAD FLOOD DAMAGES TO ROADS; SAME AREAS THAT WERE JUST REPAIRED DUE TO THE MARCH FLOOD. THE COUNTY JUDGE IS DEVELOPING A LIST AND WILL ADVISE NEXT DATE. 4/10/08 1004 THERE IS ABOUT ONE FOOT OF WATER ON HWY 43 IN THE BOXLEY AREA OF NEWTON COUNTY

NEVADA CO: - 04/10/08 0815 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT MULTIPLE COUNTY ROADS HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL /FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

PHILLIPS COUNTY: HWY 318 FROM HWY 316 TO HWY 20 CLOSED DUE TO HOLE IN ROADWAY FROM FLOODING.

POLK CO: - TREES DOWN IN POLK COUNTY HWY 375 EAST OF SHADY COMMUNITY,HWY 278 AT WICKES, AND HWY 71 BETWEEN WICKES AND GRANNIS

POPE COUNTY: 04/11/2008 @ 3:00 NOW OPEN HWY 7 1600 / 700 BLOCK 8 MILES NORTH OF DOVER. CLOSED DUE TO POSSIBLE LANDSLIDE. UPDATE 4/11/2008 AT 8:30 AM SECTION 16 LOG MILE 1.7 TO 1.8 CLOSED FOR LANDSLIDE. 4/11/8 0651 DEPUTY COORDINATOR REPORTED THAT HWY 333 IS BACK OPEN. 4/11/08 0421 LOCAL COORDINATOR ADVISED THAT HWY 333 AT DOVER AND THE 20,000 BLK OF HWY 7 NEAR HOG PIN CURVE ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE.4/10/2008 @ 3:17 PM OPEN HWY 164 SECTION 4 LOG MILE 1.65 TO 1.85, HWY 333 SECTION 1 LOG MILE14.0 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. HWY 27 SEC. 11 FROM THE 12.79 TO THE 12.85 LOG MILE DUE TO HIGH WATER.

PRAIRIE COUNTY: HWY 216 SECTION 1A CLOSED FROM THE 4.30 TO THE 4.70 LOG MILE DUE TO HIGH WATER.I-40 E/B & W/B WHITE RIVER REST AREA CLOSED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE AND HIGH WATER. HWY 323 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

PULASKI CO: 4/11/200 @ 6:20 AM HWY 67/167N BETWEEN 6 & 8 MM NORTH LITTLE ROCK. UPDATE: THIS WAS ONLY A LANE CLOSURE.

RANDOLPH CO: 4/11/2008 @ 12:45 AM HWY 90 SEC. 7A BETWEEN JCT. HWY 93 & HWY 63. CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

SEARCY COUNTY: 4/10/2008 @ 3:45 PM OPEN HWY 74, SECTION 8A AT LANDIS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER 04/10/08 1330 LOCAL OEM REPORTED THAT BARRON HOLLOW ROAD HAS BEEN WASHED OUT. 04/10/08 0506 HWY 65 REOPENED. HWY 333, SECTION 7A AT GILBERT CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. HIGHWAY 333 AT GILBERT AND HIGHWAY 65 NORTH OF MARSHALL ARE BLOCKED DUE TO FLOODING. 04/10/08 0841 EMAIL FROM ASP TROOP I CONCERNING ROAD CLOSURES: HWY 27 TOWARD TILLY IN SEARCY COUNTY IS ABOUT TO HAVE TO BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND ALSO HWY 395 NORTH OF SALEM THE HWY DEPT IS PUTTING UP BARRICADES AND CLOSING THE HWY DUE TO HIGH WATER 4/10/08 0733 TO LCOORD ADVISED THAT THE FOLLOWING ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER; SHILOH RD, BASE RD, HWY 33 BRIDGE IS OUT, HWY74 AT GRASSY RD. AND BEGLEY CREEK RD. 4-10-08 0506 HWY 65 REOPENED. 4-10-08 0440 NJV HWY 65 BETWEEN LESLIE AND MARSHAL BLOCKED DUE TO FLOODING. HWY 333 BRIDGE IN GILBERT WASHED OUT. 04/10/08 1101 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT BOHANON BRIDGE IN WELCOME HOME IS WASHED OUT. BUD HORTON BRIDGE NEAR SNOWBALL IS WASHED OUT. BAGLEY CREEK ROAD HAS A WASHED OUT CULVERT.

SEBASTIAN COUNTY: 04/10/08 15:08 HWY 255, SECTION 2 FROM LOG MILE 2.0 TO 2.9 NEAR HICKMAN BLUFF CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. HWY 252 FROM LOG MILE 7.0 TO 7.03 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

SHARP CO: 4/11/2008 @ 13:20 AM NOW OPEN HWY 342 , SECTION 3A , LOG MILE 0.2 TO 1.5. 04/10/08 2355 TROOP B ADVISED THAT HWY 63 IN HARDY HAS BEEN REOPENED. 04/10/08 1854 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT HWY'S 58 EAST AND SOUTH IN WILLIFORD IS UNDERWATER. 04/10/08 1654 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE/WASH OUTS: MILL CREEK ROAD, PUCKETT ROAD, CORINTH ROAD, MARKED CREEK ROAD, BAKERS CEMETARY ROAD. ROADS WITH WATERGATES CLOSED: BEAR CREEK AT PINEY RIVER BRIDGE, GRIFFIN ROAD AT SOUTH FORK RIVER, BARNES ROAD AT STRAWBERRY RIVER, HEWLETT ROAD AT STRAWBERRY RIVER. STATE ROAD CLOSED: HWY 63 IN HARDY AT THE WHITE OAK STATION IS WASHED OUT. FLOOD WATERS ARE RISING. 4/10/2008 @ 2:17 PM SHARP COUNTY: HWY 58, SECTION 3E FROM LOG MILE 0.2 TO 0.6 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 4/10/08 0658 SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO WATER COUNTYWIDE. 4/10/08 0627 LOCAL COORDINATOR REPORTED SEVERAL COUNTY RAODS WASHED OUT IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.

STONE COUNTY: 4/11/2008 @ 10:30 : HWY 9 AT ALLISON WHITE RIVER BRIDGE SECTION 11, LOG MILE 24.23 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 4/11/2008 @ 7:18 AM HWY 5 , SECTION 16A AT LIVINGSTON CREEK, LOG MILE 28 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 4/11/2008 @8:00 AM OPEN HWY 263, SECTION 1A FROM LOG MILE 20 TO 22.2. 4/11/2008@ 8:00 AM OPEN HWY 263 SECTION 2A LOG MILE 6.5 TO 7.0 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

VAN BUREN CO- LARGE AMOUNT RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FLOODED A LOW AREA OF HWY 9 AND OLD HWY 9 SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS WASHED OUT.

WASHINGTON CO.: - 4/10/08 1917 TROOP L ADVISED THAT HWY 45E AT TWIN BRIDGES ON THE WHITE RIVER HAS ONE LANE UNDER WATER AND IS CLOSED WITH NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 4/10/08 0725 HAVE REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ROADS ARE FLOODED. AHTD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARE SENDING TRUCKS TO CLEAR THE ROADS AND PUT UP BARRICADES IF NECESSARY. HWY 71 NB LANES IN GREENLAND HWY 71 AT BRENTWOOD HWY 16 AT ELKINS HWY 45 AT CANEHILL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON HWY 59 N OF JCT 45 AND S OF JCT 45 TO 244

YELL COUNTY: – 4/11/2008 @ 8:30AM OPEN HWY 307, SECTION 1A AT LOG MILE 3.72.
FACILITIES AFFECTED – PUBLIC

CARROLL CO: 4/11/08 0851 LCOORDINATOR REPORTS THAT BEAVER DAM AN HOUR AGO BEAVER DAM GATES WERE LOWERED AND THE LEVELS WERE 8 FEET AND WERE PREVIOUSLY AT 9 FEET.

CRAIGHEAD CO: - 4/10/08 1918 CRAIGHEAD CO REPORTED LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO 911 DISPATCH, AS WELL AS A STRUCTURE FIRE FROM LIGHTNING.

CRAWFORD CO.: - 04/10/08 1712 -UPDATE PA FROM CITY OF ALMA-- WATER LINE-MAJOR-$10,000 SENIOR INN BUILDING (SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER)-MINOR FROM WIND/HAIL-$5,000 SENIOR CITIZEN VAN-MINOR FROM HAIL-$2,000 ALMA HOUSING AUTHORITY-MAJOR FROM WATER-$10,000 CITY FISHING PIER AND PAVILLION-MAJOR FROM WIND-$5,000 PLUNGE BASIN ROOF (CITY WATER PARK)-MINOR FROM WIND-$1,000 FIRE STATION #1 STORAGE BUILDING-MINOR FROM WIND-$1,000 16 TRAFFIC LIGHT COVERS-HAIL DAMAGE-$1,500 EDWARDS RD.-WASH OUT-$2,000 1 POLICE VEHICLE-MINOR FROM HAIL-$1,000 WATER DEPARTMENT SERVICE TRUCK-HAIL DAMAGE-$1,000 WATER DEPARTMENT OFFICE-MINOR FROM WIND AND HAIL-$10,000

SEARCY CO: - 04/10/08 1036 AA LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT THE MAIN WATER LINE HAS BEEN BROKEN AGAIN DUE TO ANOTHER MUDSLIDE. FLOOD WATERS ARE SO HIGH THAT CREWS CANNOT ASSESS THE BREAK. TANK STATUS IN UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. 4/10/2008 10:03 AM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND CIVIC CENTER IN MARSHALL HAS SOME MINOR FLOODING IN THE BUILDING. 4-10-08 0440 LOCAL COORDINATOR REPORTED MOST OF DOWNTON LESLIE IS FLOODED INCLUDING A VETS OFFICE. MAIN MARSHALL - WATER LINE, 04/10/08 0824 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT A 20 FOOT SECTION OF THE MAIN WATER LINE HAS BROKEN DUE TO A ROAD WASH OUT. THERE IS A 20 FOOT GAP UNDER THE MAIN MAKING REPAIR VERY DIFFICULT, IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL DAYS FOR CREWS TO SAFELY REPAIR THE LINE. POPULATION OF MARSHALL IS 1500 - 1600 AND THEY NEED POTABLE WATER FOR UP TO 5 DAYS. REQUEST WILL BE ISSUED.

FACILITIES AFFECTED – COMMERCIAL

AFFECTED UTILITIES

CLEBURNE CO :- 4/11/08 1035 edm The Sheriff met with the Corp yesterday and the highest they will let the water level go to is 487-----then they will perform the control release to insure the lake level does not exceed 487. 4/11/08 0506 LOCAL COORDINATOR ADVISED LAKE KEVEL WAS 485.71 04/10/08 1043 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT GREERS FERRY LAKE IS NOW AT 482.35 ELEVATION WITH 2 UNITS GENERATING RELEASES. CFS NOT REPORTED. 04/10/08 1043 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT GREERS FERRY LAKE IS NOW AT 482.35 ELEVATION WITH 2 UNITS GENERATING RELEASES. CFS NOT REPORTED. 04/10/08 0836 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT GREERS FERRY LAKE IS AT ELEVATION 481.8. 1 UNIT IS GENERATING SINCE 0830. CFS IS UNKNOWN.

CRAWFORD CO.: - 04/10/08 1555 JMH-- ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 4815 WEST MARKHAM STREET ? LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72205-3867 ? TELEPHONE (501) 661-2000 AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY 501-661-2136 BOIL WATER NOTICE LOCKE-FERN DOLLARD RD WW PFB - PWS ID # 912 THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS CONFIRMED A "BOIL WATER" NOTICE FOR LOCKE-FERN DOLLARD RD WW PFB ISSUED BY CALVIN BRADSHAW FOR THE 6 CONNECTIONS ON PINEY ROAD. THIS ORDER WAS ISSUED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT CONTAMINATED WATER MAY HAVE ENTERED THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AS THE RESULT OF A PARTIAL LOSS OF NORMAL SYSTEM PRESSURE. UNDER THE 'BOIL WATER' NOTICE, ALL AFFECTED CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE WATER MAY BE UNSAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, AND WATER USED FOR DRINKING OR FOOD PREPARATION MUST BE BOILED BRISKLY FOR ONE (1) MINUTE PRIOR TO USE. ALL ICE CUBES SHOULD BE DISCARDED AND ONLY BOILED WATER USED FOR MAKING ICE. THIS NOTICE WILL BE LIFTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WHEN ADEQUATE PRESSURES ARE RESTORED, ONE SET OF BACTERIOLOGICAL SAMPLES INDICATES THAT THE WATER IS FREE OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION, AND AN ADEQUATE DISINFECTANT LEVEL IS ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

SEARCY CO :- 04/10/08 1036 LOCAL OEM REPORTS THAT THE WATER TREATMENT / SEWER PLANT IN LESLIE IS DOWN. FLOOD WATERS ARE PREVENTING CREWS FROM ASSESSING THE PLANT AT THIS TIME.

 

 

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