The early part of May has been a wet period for the Twin Lakes Area. Less than a quarter into the month, Mountain Home has received nearly half of May’s average rainfall.
At KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station for the National Weather Service in Mountain Home, 2.81 inches of precipitation have been measured so far during this month. May’s average rainfall is 5.68 inches. The most recent measurement came at 7 Tuesday morning when 1.68 inches were recorded for the previous 24 hours, which included the early morning storms.
Despite the rainfall, the Buffalo National River is no longer above its flood stage at Ponca. At 3 Wednesday morning, the river was at 4.26 feet in the area, which is considered a moderate level.
The Buffalo River level has risen in some areas and dropped in others. It went from moderate to a high level at two locations. The river is at 6.47 feet near Harriet and 7.63 feet near St. Joe.
The river has dropped to 6.29 feet in Pruitt, but it remains at a high level. It also dropped to a very low level near Boxley as it measured at 3.08 feet.
Both of the Twin Lakes continue to rise but remain well below flood their top flood pools. At 2 Wednesday morning, Norfork Lake was nearly 556 1/2 feet, and Bull Shoals Lake went over 663 feet.
More rain is expected Wednesday. The chance of precipitation will be 70% in the afternoon and 80% with a possibility of severe storms in the evening.
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