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Do to the wet weather, AM Racing’s Annual Swap Meet and free chili lunch has been postponed until Feb 18th.

Several MLive readers sent in photos of the double-rainbow that followed Wednesday’s thunderstorm.

Thanks to everyone who shared their photos.

Sunday night’s thunderstorms, along with a couple of reported tornado’s near Fordyce, brought heavy rain and strong winds to Drew County.

Storm damage was reported in neighboring Warren and Bradlsy County, as shown here on SalineRiverChronicle.com.

20 mile per hour winds, with 30 mph gusts likely contributed to this large tree falling behind the Drew County Courthouse, around 1 pm, Thursday afternoon.

No one was injured, and since it was not a “court day” and during lunch, no vehicles were there to be damaged.

Photo submitted by a MonticelloLive reader.  Thank you.

Fog has been a part of Drew County’s weather for a couple of days, and now winds have moved into the area.

A Lake Wind Advisory has been issud for local lakes and waterways for today.

Sub-freezing temperatures are forecast for this weeek.

Please remember to take proper precautions with your pets, pipes, and plants.

Extra bedding will help the critters stay a little bit warmer. Pipe insulation is suggestions…….

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The top story for the month of May was the Mississippi and Arkansas River Flood Warning, that covered Chicot and Desha Counties.

There was no regular online daily coverage of the event, so MonticelloLive stepped in, with total co-operation of the county judges and emergency personnel in both counties, to provide daily updates on the river levees and the battle to keep residents and property safe.

These two videos were viewed a combined total of 1600 times.

Click here for the full article of Monticello residents reaching out to friends and strangers, during the Tuscaloosa tornado.

Arkansas Weather held true to it’s reputation. If you don’t like it, wait for tomorrow and it will change.

2011 brought with it a drought and long burn ban, and weeks of rain.  Many trees fell, some because of thunderstorms and strong winds, some not.

This video of February’s snow reveived over 500 viewings.

Snow flurries began around 10 pm, Tuesday night, and continued occasionally, until after 7 am.

Some accumulation has been reported on rooftops and vehicles.

According to Entergy, Sunday night’s thunderstorms across southeast Arkansas had many Drew County residents without power.

At 11:30 pm, 1,755 Monticello customers are reportedly without power.  The Entergy map also showed outages near Baster and on HWY 278, near McGehee; bringing the total number of customer in the dark to approximately 1,906.

At 6 am, this morning, most of the outages were reportedly back in service.

Several MonticelloLive.com readers sent if photos of this morning rainbow that was seem from different angles around the area.

The rainbow occurred around 7:30.

Thanks to everyone who sent in photos.

This afternoon’s forecast calls for a high temperature of 106 degrees, and the HEAT WARNING below has been issued the National Weather Service.

This photo of Commercial Bank’s sign downtown yesterday says it all, “110 degrees.”

DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY

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Thanks to everyone who sent in photos of the storm damage.

With afternoon high temperatures remaining near the 100 degree mark, and heat indexes well above that, everyone is looking for a cool place to relax for a few minutes, including these ducks, who found a large puddle of water at the old car dealership near the HWY 278/35 intersection, recently.

Thanks to a longtime MonticelloLive reader for send in the photo!!

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Speaking of heat, the National Weather Service has extended their Heat Advisory until Thursday eveing (at least).

Also, please remember that the county-wide burn ban is still in effect.  A small fire may not seem like much of a risk to many people, but a small fires is possiby what escalated into the large fire near the Ashley / Drew County line, Tuesday afternoon, which required the Arkansas Forestry Commision being called out.

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LOOK for sunscreen that protect against both UVA and UVB rays.

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With the near record high temperatures, and the reminders “don’t leave your pets inside of your vehicle,” one patient at a local physician left their pet to pick where it wanted to wait, while it’s owner was seeing the doctor.

This photo was sent in by a MLive reader who wanted to share it with the rest of us.

Thank you.

Monticello missed the strong thunderstorms that passed through southeast Arkansas, Monday; but around 5 pm, a strong blast of wind toppled a large tree, near the intersection of Oakland and Cooper Streets, causing it to land on a nearby home, destroying the residence.

When the tree fell, a lady who lives at the home had just left the bedroom where the tree hit first, crushing her bed and everything else in the room, as well as destroying the kitchen.

The second photo shows the damage from inside of the residence; including the tree, roofing, and insulation from the attic.  Her bed is crushed behind, and under, the tree.

A large tree limb, larger than many trees, fell off of a tree on North Hyatt Street, and crushed a Chevy 271 pick-up truck parked nearby.

No one was injured.

“No news is good news” certainly appearsto the potential flood situation that has plagued the Mississippi River Delta for the past w weeks.

Phone calls to the Chicot and Desha County sheriff’s departments report that there has been no special activity required in the past couple of days.  This has been the first time they have gone with a “call out” for 2 days in a row, since the water started rising.

“Round the clock” patrols continue by the levee boards, county officials, the National Guard, and the Corps of Engineers.

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Wikipedia describes a sand-boil as, “effect caused by a difference in pressure on two sides of a levee or dike, most likely during a flood.”  This can cause a ”piping ” effect.

There are currently 4 sand-boils in Chicot County, with the largest one being located near the Old Greenville Bridge (shown here).

Authorities are using sandbags to form a bordered body of water around it.  The water level of a sand-boil will go higher than the level of the river.  Sandbags can be added to make it taller.  If needed a large barrel, pipe, or culvert can be used. to keep the sand-boils from causing any damage.

Chicot County Judge Mack Ball reports that a flood warning for the Mississippi River remains in effect for Chicot County. The flood stage is 48.0 feet, with moderate flooding occurring and major flooding predicted. At 4:00 P.M. Monday, the river stage was 53.2 feet. The river will continue to rise to near 64.5 feet by Sunday, May 15th, exceeding the flood of 2008 by 7.1 feet. (more…)

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A family on South Edwards had a startling experience just before midnight, Thursday night, when a huge tree from a neighbor’s yard fell, crushing their car, and damaging their home.  The corner room of the residence was no match for the tree, when it came crashing down into the room where they were.

The family’s Ford Focus, parked next to the house, is shown here, with the weight of the tree laying on the trunk of the vehicle, lifting the front tires several inches off of the ground.

Also pictured, is a home on East Jackson where a strong wind brought split a large portion of an old oak tree in the back yard, last Friday arou 5 pm, as it came down across a back room of the residence, with the top portion of the fallen oak partialy hiding a neighbor’s home, next door.

No one was injured in either incident.

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