Red River at Fulton, AR

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:16 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 37.5 ftRecord flooding with tens of thousands acres inundated. The town of Fulton is flooded and evacuated at this point.
• 36.5 ftOverflow and topping of levees both upstream and downstream from Fulton takes place.
• 36 ftU.S. highway 67 is flooded and closed at Fulton. Thousands of acres of farmland are flooded.
• 32 ftFarmers and ranchers highly advised to evacuate cattle and machinery to higher ground in the Little River valley below Millwood Lake to the confluence of the Little and Red rivers.
• 30 ftConsiderable lowland flooding will take place. Ranchers advised to evacuate livestock and equipment away from the river. Ranchers should move cattle and equipment in the Little River area from below Millwood Lake to its confluence with the Red River just west of Fulton.
• 29 ftLowland flooding will continue to decrease and end between the levees.
• 28 ftConsiderable flooding will increase in the area between the levees. Expect backwater flooding from the Red River up through the Yellow Creek tributary to McNab, Arkansas.
• 27 ftSlight overflow begins in the area between the levees at Fulton but this flooding is considered minor at this point.

Highest crests on record

1. 37.4 ft — April 2, 1945
2. 34.3 ft — May 12, 1990
3. 33.3 ft — May 2, 1942
4. 32.12 ft — June 5, 2015
5. 32.03 ft — January 31, 1949

Recent crests: 32.12 ft (June 5, 2015) · 34.3 ft (May 12, 1990) · 22.7 ft (May 17, 1982) · 22.07 ft (November 4, 1981) · 23 ft (April 28, 1973)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamRed River at Index, AR
• DownstreamRed River at Springbank Ferry, AR
• Saline River near Lockesburg, AR
• Saline River near Dierks, AR
• Cossatot River near DeQueen, AR
• Little River at Horatio, AR
• Rolling Fork near DeQueen, AR
• Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill, LA