Flood Watches are now up all across the Ohio Valley, Mississippi River Valley and Tennessee Valley, in anticipation of a major flooding threat. 10+ inches of rain expected in some places.

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
225 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
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Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-Ouachita-
Calhoun-Boone County Except Southwest-Newton County Higher
Elevations-Searcy County Lower Elevations-Southern Johnson County-
Southern Pope County-Southeast Van Buren County-Western and
Northern Logan County-Northern Scott County-Northwest Yell County-
Polk County Lower Elevations-Central and Eastern Montgomery
County-Boone County Higher Elevations-Newton County Lower
Elevations-Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations-Johnson
County Higher Elevations-Pope County Higher Elevations-Van Buren
County Higher Elevations-Southern and Eastern Logan County-
Central and Southern Scott County-Yell Excluding Northwest-
Northern Polk County Higher Elevations-Northern Montgomery County
Higher Elevations-Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County
Higher Elevations-Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations-
Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
Including the cities of Camden, Atkins, Cherokee Village,
Booneville, Jasper, Bull Shoals, Knoxville, Hatfield, Calico
Rock, Pine Bluff, De Witt, Mountain View, Des Arc, Shirley,
Cabot, Bryant, Horseshoe Bend, Grannis, Cotton Plant, Summit,
Fairfield Bay, Gould, Havana, Marshall, Waveland, Batesville,
Thornton, Lonoke, Perryville, Star City, Pocahontas, Newport,
Arbaugh, Acorn, Rison, Western Grove, Deer, Y City, Saint Joe,
Hartman, Ozone, Mountain Fork, Boles, Arkadelphia, Kingsland,
Glenwood, Oark, Nunley, Clarendon, Conway, Blue Mountain, Hector,
Paris, Caulksville, Walnut Ridge, Cave City, Sheridan, Harrison,
Morrilton, Yellville, Stuttgart, Mountain Home, Clinton, Nogo,
Mount Magazine, Little Rock, Russellville, McCrory, Hot Springs,
Norman, Brinkley, Pelsor, Searcy, Clarksville, Fordyce, Tilly,
Ash Flat, Leslie, Hardy, Oxford, Benton, Damascus, Melbourne,
Scotland, Attica, Mount Ida, Hampton, Big Fork, Albert, Coal
Hill, Waldron, Ponca, Heber Springs, Botkinburg, Mammoth Spring,
London, Flippin, De Valls Bluff, Mansfield, Malvern, Plainview,
Hoxie, Danville, Augusta, Gilbert, Murfreesboro, Dardanelle, Rich
Mountain, Story, Ola, Pindall, Hartley, North Little Rock,
Subiaco, Mena, Sugar Grove, Dennard, Beebe, Hazen, and Boxley
225 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast,
southwest, and western Arkansas, including the following areas, in
central Arkansas, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Lonoke,
Northwest Yell County, Perry, Pope County Higher Elevations,
Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Southern Pope County, White and Yell
Excluding Northwest. In eastern Arkansas, Jackson, Lawrence,
Monroe, Randolph and Woodruff. In north central Arkansas, Baxter,
Boone County Except Southwest, Boone County Higher Elevations,
Cleburne, Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher
Elevations, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Marion, Newton County
Higher Elevations, Newton County Lower Elevations, Northwest
Searcy County Higher Elevations, Searcy County Lower Elevations,
Sharp, Southeast Van Buren County, Stone and Van Buren County
Higher Elevations. In southeast Arkansas, Arkansas, Cleveland,
Jefferson and Lincoln. In southwest Arkansas, Calhoun, Clark,
Dallas, Hot Spring, Ouachita and Pike. In western Arkansas,
Central and Eastern Montgomery County, Central and Southern Scott
County, Johnson County Higher Elevations, Northern Montgomery
County Higher Elevations, Northern Polk County Higher Elevations,
Northern Scott County, Polk County Lower Elevations, Southeast
Polk County Higher Elevations, Southern Johnson County, Southern
and Eastern Logan County, Southwest Montgomery County Higher
Elevations and Western and Northern Logan County.
* WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are
possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Recent dry conditions could rapidly give way to widespread
flooding across much of the state as heavy rain is expected
from Wednesday night through Sunday morning. Significant
rainfall totals of 6 to 10 inches with locally higher amounts
are expected. Some of the highest totals are expected along
the I-30/I-57 corridor or generally from Arkadelphia to
Little Rock to Newport.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Memphis TN
230 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
.Generational rainfall amounts will fall across the Mid-South
Wednesday to Saturday, resulting in significant river, areal, and
flash flooding. Areas along and north of I-40 will receive upwards
of 10 inches of rain.
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Including the cities of Parsons, Martin, Brownsville, Somerville,
Milan, Okolona, Olive Branch, Savannah, Marianna, Houston, Alamo,
Holly Springs, Ashland, Helena-West Helena, Iuka, Ripley TN,
Jonesboro, Kennett, Pontotoc, Blytheville, Batesville, Bartlett,
Southaven, Corning, Paris, Aberdeen, New Albany, Marks,
Caruthersville, Lexington, Piggott, Paragould, Covington,
Dyersburg, Dresden, Collierville, Camden, Forrest City, Bruce,
Fulton, Selmer, Amory, Jackson, Clarksdale, Tunica, Charleston,
Booneville, Memphis, Harrisburg, Water Valley, Coffeeville,
Corinth, Union City, Wynne, Tupelo, Oxford, Ripley MS,
Millington, Tiptonville, West Memphis, Senatobia, Huntingdon,
Germantown, Calhoun City, Henderson, Oakland, Bolivar, Humboldt,
and Decaturville
230 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, including the following areas,
Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee AR, Mississippi,
Phillips, Poinsett and St. Francis, North Mississippi, including
the following areas, Alcorn, Benton MS, Calhoun, Chickasaw,
Coahoma, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee MS, Marshall, Monroe,
Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah,
Tishomingo, Tunica, Union and Yalobusha, Southeast Missouri,
including the following areas, Dunklin and Pemiscot, and West
Tennessee, including the following areas, Benton TN, Carroll,
Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman,
Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison,
McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton and Weakley.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Extensive street
flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of locally heavy rainfall over several days
will result in rapid rises on creeks, streams, and rivers.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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Schlessiger
