LAVACA

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Arkansas...Oklahoma... Arkansas River at Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sebastian Counties. Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam affecting Franklin...Johnson and Logan Counties. Lee Creek near Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sequoyah Counties. ...This is a dangerous and life threatening situation... The Flood Warning continues for The Arkansas River at Van Buren. * until further notice. * At 9:00 PM Thursday, the stage was 31.27 feet. * Flood stage is 22.0 feet. * Major flooding is occurring and Record flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Arkansas River at Van Buren will continue rising to near 41.0 feet Sunday morning and then remain at that level through Tuesday. This will exceed the flood of record, which is 38.10 feet from April 1945. * Impact...At 37.0 feet, near catastrophic flooding occurs along the Arkansas River. The port of Fort Smith and nearby businesses are severely flooded. Several residential subdivisions around Fort Smith are flooded. Backwater flooding occurs in the trailer parks next to Lee Creek. This exceeds conditions which occurred on May 5, 1990 when the river crested at 36.1 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. &&