Arkansas Flood Area, Albert Pike campgrounds.

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This is a visual understanding of why the Albert Pike area flooded so quickly.

As the engorged waters of the river — which surged more than 20 feet in a matter of an hour — began to recede yesterday afternoon, some rescuers were able to navigate a 20-mile stretch of river by kayak and canoe; others took to the woods by foot, on horseback, or on all-terrain vehicles. Helicopters thundered above the Albert Pike campgrounds in the Ouachita Mountains, about 75 miles west of Little Rock.

You can see the concentrations of residential structures which would be under water at 5am.