West Cedar / Lee Creek Tuesday afternoon

[iYak]

We are leaving Fort Smith around 1:45, heading to West Cedar Creek first. We may get a run on Lee Creek afterward.

Holler if you're interested in going.

Rob
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[Dr. Steve Yaney]

:shock: WOW :shock: THANKS TO ALL Don is my HERO

[iYak]

We paddled West Cedar Creek this evening (Tuesday) at a nice level . On the second lap, a big storm rolled in with lots of lightning so we hightailed it down to the takeout. While it was pouring rain with lightning all around, we couldn't bother taking off our gear so we just jumped in my truck wet as dogs. It was just in time, because it started to hail shortly after - along with a lot more rain. As I traveled from Cedar Creek to Van Buren, every creek and drainage was in full-on flood.

Cedar should be at a good level again on Wednesday

My sincere condolences to all the road crews and locals that were out there working today to repair the damage to their property, roads ands bridges, only to have it all washed away again.

I am planning on floating again tomorrow on either West Cedar or Lee Creek around 5:15pm.

[BMuu]

Good to meet you guys!

I may be in for west cedar again tomorrow. I will give you a call if I go.

[justin.payne]

Had a good time guys! Yall should have came over to Lee. It was pretty fat. Prob the best play level i've seen yet.

[Ryan Center]

Justin, if you have never ran West cedar, you need to go run it. It is full on play boating.

[justin.payne]

Yea I actually went with them yesterday. I just left and went over to Lee for a couple laps.

[GN YAKN]

I found a nice water bottle at the putin for W Cedar yesterday. Let me know if it's yours.

Was glad I bailed on the second loop as the weather got really big on my way back to town. Have some minor hail damage this morning. Had to pull over North of Van Buren and parked next to a building to try to hide!

Dave

[Don Harwood]

Great day , got a little scary when the storms came in. In hindsight, I'm glad I went the second lap. I got no hail damage and my wife got some minor damage like Dave said. She was on the north side of Van Buren.
Nice to meet some more paddlers as well as paddling with some old friends!

[Dr. Steve Yaney]

Dave, I went back to make sure the boys got off okay plus the radio was saying it was worse south so why would I go that direction....I would have called but don't have your #,sorry you got dinged up! I may try to join in again this evening but may not be able to leave until 5:00. Rob I'll try to call you if I'm coming.

[GN YAKN]

I was headed South and flipped on Frantic Fred.

He was all over the radar reporting mezocyclonic-thundersnow. naders, hook echos, rotation.....with the most menacing musical accompaniment I have ever heard!

After peeing myself I pulled off the road next to a building that partially blocked the hail!

Called Rob to make sure they got off the creek and if he had called home to report in. Answer was yes to both questions, hail let up and I drove home!

Have fun if you get back out there today. I've got to teach class tonight.

[relaxinrm]

lee and cedar must be good again. Will be checking it out soon. For west cedar, where are you guys meeting? rudy bridge?

[nathan richard]

will you let us know what west cedar looks like today and if it will be runnable tomorrow (thursday) afternoon? thank you much!

[BMuu]

I just got off the phone with rob and he said it's on the low runnable level right now.

[iYak]

Good level today on West Cedar, it was a nice level with lots of surfing.

It was a little higher than initially reported...