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Muddy water rose to the middle of front doors Monday as a historic flood crest flowed southward on the White River through communities in the state's eastern prairie.
The river, swollen by storms that devastated large parts of the Midwest, had risen about 7 feet in four days, with a crest of 33.5 feet expected Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service estimated.
Water poured into Bayou Des Arc, an area just north of the town of 1,900, damaging scattered homes and cabins. 
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All About Floods • Arkansas • National Weather Service • Missouri
