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Flash flood warnings and evacuations were issued for rural areas in western Arkansas Friday after a levee was breached along the Arkansas River.

The levee breach occurred at Dardanelle, approximately 60 miles (95 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, AR, as reported by officials. The breach was forecasted, prompting Yell County officials and emergency managers to go door to door urging residents to evacuate Thursday, ahead of the breach.

Jeff Gilkey, Yell County Emergency Manager, informed the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that rapid currents from the river ripped a 40-foot (12-meter) section from the levee. Gilkey stated that "there was nothing we could do to stop it."

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