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...From the National Weather Service in Little Rock...the Flood Warning continues for the following river in Arkansas... Arkansas River At Morrilton affecting Conway and Perry Counties River forecasts are based on current conditions and rainfall forecasted to occur over the next 18 hours. During periods of flooding...Evening forecasts are reissued with updated rainfall forecasts. Observed and forecasted stage data plots are available on our Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service web page at... www.weather.gov/lzk Under the Current Conditions section...Select River and Lakes AHPS. The Flood Warning continues for The Arkansas River At Morrilton. * from Friday afternoon until further notice...Or until the warning is cancelled. * At 9:15 PM Thursday the stage was 27.5 feet. * Record flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 30.0 feet. * Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage by Friday afternoon and continue to rise to near 42.0 feet by Tuesday...May 28th. * Impacts at 30.0 feet...Commercial and industrial establishments downstream of the State Highway 9 Bridge are effected. * Impacts at 32.0 feet...Extensive agricultural acreage downstream of Morrilton along the right bank and north of Ormond Lock and Dam. Remove equipment in the floodplain. * Impacts at 34.0 feet...Backwaters up Point Remove Creek will flood acres of cropland. * Impacts at 38.0 feet...Begin levee patrolling. River crested at 38.64 feet in June 2015. * Impacts at 42.0 feet...Highest stage prior to period of record April 1927. Fld Observed Forecast 6 AM Crest Location Stg Stg Day Time Fri Sat Sun Crest Time Date Arkansas River Morrilton 30 27.5 Thu 09 PM 29.2 33.4 37.2 42.0 TUE MAY 28 &&