{"id":141223,"date":"2025-04-09T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T05:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141223"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:30:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T05:30:58","slug":"video-surfboarders-wild-ride-on-flooded-arkansas-interstate-wows-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141223","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Surfboarder&#8217;s wild ride on flooded Arkansas interstate wows millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-7mn15vbwrfsvopvb\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38872598225\/320\/179\/m98276y8f7uw61a6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38872598225\/640\/358\/m98276y8f7uw61a6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38872598225\/768\/432\/m98276y8f7uw61a6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38872598225\/1536\/864\/m98276y8f7uw61a6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38872598225\/992\/558\/m98276y8f7uw61a6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38872598225\/1984\/1116\/m98276y8f7uw61a6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38872598225\/992\/558\/m98276y8f7uw61a6.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Blane Waggoner's impressive surfboarding skills were on display in footage taken Sunday in Jacksonville, Arkansas, where he rode the wake behind a jet ski along I-57.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Blane Waggoner&#8217;s impressive surfboarding skills were on display in footage taken Sunday in Jacksonville, Arkansas, where he rode the wake behind a jet ski along I-57.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Ark.<\/strong> \u2013 What happens when torrential rain turns a major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/arkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arkansas<\/a> interstate into a temporary waterway? For one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/outdoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outdoor<\/a> enthusiast, it means it&#8217;s time to grab a surfboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The familiar hum of highway traffic on Interstate 57 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/arkansas\/jacksonville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacksonville<\/a> was replaced by the splash of water and the roar of a jet ski engine as Blane Waggoner turned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flooded<\/a> interstate into his personal surfing grotto.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/buffalo-trace-distillery-kentucky-river-flooding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FAMOUS BOURBON DISTILLERY SURROUNDED BY FLOODWATER AFTER KENTUCKY SEES MORE THAN A FOOT OF RAIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/f0b38097-ab0b-4303-9623-8fabb219dcff.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/f0b38097-ab0b-4303-9623-8fabb219dcff.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/f0b38097-ab0b-4303-9623-8fabb219dcff.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/f0b38097-ab0b-4303-9623-8fabb219dcff.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/f0b38097-ab0b-4303-9623-8fabb219dcff.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/f0b38097-ab0b-4303-9623-8fabb219dcff.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/f0b38097-ab0b-4303-9623-8fabb219dcff.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Seeking an opportunity to surf despite recent Arkansas flooding, Blane Waggoner was filmed surfboarding with great flair behind a jet ski alongside I-57 in Jacksonville on Sunday.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Seeking an opportunity to surf despite recent Arkansas flooding, Blane Waggoner was filmed surfboarding with great flair behind a jet ski alongside I-57 in Jacksonville on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Blane Waggoner)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A now-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral<\/a> video capturing Waggoner&#8217;s effortless glide across the submerged asphalt has rapidly spread across social media as he turned a weather-related inconvenience into an extraordinary spectacle.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The scene unfolded about 2 p.m. Sunday as heavy rainfall caused significant flooding in the Jacksonville area. The FOX Forecast Center reported between 9 and 10 inches of rain fell in the city, of which over 5.5 inches fell last Saturday alone.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/kentucky-bury-van-storm-shelter-severe-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE IT: KENTUCKY MEN GO VIRAL AFTER BURYING MINIVAN TO USE AS STORM SHELTER DURING SEVERE WEATHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/fd3bc3f4-fad3-4545-9d65-7c81bc969ad4.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/fd3bc3f4-fad3-4545-9d65-7c81bc969ad4.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/fd3bc3f4-fad3-4545-9d65-7c81bc969ad4.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/fd3bc3f4-fad3-4545-9d65-7c81bc969ad4.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/fd3bc3f4-fad3-4545-9d65-7c81bc969ad4.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/fd3bc3f4-fad3-4545-9d65-7c81bc969ad4.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/fd3bc3f4-fad3-4545-9d65-7c81bc969ad4.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Seeking an opportunity to surf despite recent Arkansas flooding, Blane Waggoner was filmed surfboarding with great flair behind a jet ski alongside I-57 in Jacksonville on Sunday.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Seeking an opportunity to surf despite recent Arkansas flooding, Blane Waggoner was filmed surfboarding with great flair behind a jet ski alongside I-57 in Jacksonville on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Blane Waggoner)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;When it floods in Arkansas \u2026 surf&#8217;s up in Jacksonville,&#8221; Waggoner exclaimed over the impromptu surfboarding session.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, this seemingly unusual act wasn&#8217;t entirely out of character for his group of friends who surf and surfboard year-round.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I try to take a boat out anytime there is nice weather,&#8221; he told FOX Weather. &#8220;This wasn\u2019t too far out of the ordinary for me. It was a good excuse to get on a board.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/home-swept-kentucky-river-flooding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE IT: BUILDING SPOTTED GETTING SWEPT DOWN SWOLLEN KENTUCKY RIVER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/dfbb26a4-9713-4f66-bf65-55c792d58cc2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/dfbb26a4-9713-4f66-bf65-55c792d58cc2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/dfbb26a4-9713-4f66-bf65-55c792d58cc2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/dfbb26a4-9713-4f66-bf65-55c792d58cc2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/dfbb26a4-9713-4f66-bf65-55c792d58cc2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/dfbb26a4-9713-4f66-bf65-55c792d58cc2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/dfbb26a4-9713-4f66-bf65-55c792d58cc2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Seeking an opportunity to surf despite recent Arkansas flooding, Blane Waggoner was filmed surfboarding with great flair behind a jet ski alongside I-57 in Jacksonville on Sunday.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Seeking an opportunity to surf despite recent Arkansas flooding, Blane Waggoner was filmed surfboarding with great flair behind a jet ski alongside I-57 in Jacksonville on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Blane Waggoner)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Waggoner, who resides in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/arkansas\/cabot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cabot<\/a>, just a short drive from Jacksonville, runs a boat repair and sales shop specializing in wakeboard boats. He also offers surf, wakeboard and foil lessons during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summer<\/a> months on his personal Malibu boat.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Donald Trump had approved Arkansas\u2019 request for an Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to assist with the state&#8217;s response to storms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tornadoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tornadoes<\/a> and flooding that began on April 2.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;All that water we have received over the past several days will work its way into our major river systems,&#8221; the National Weather Service in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/arkansas\/little-rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Rock<\/a> said Monday, along with the latest forecast for points along the rivers. &#8220;These rivers are forecast to be in flood for quite a while.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/flooding-kentucky-tennessee-southeast-midwest-april-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AT LEAST 25 KILLED AS HISTORIC FLOOD DISASTER LEAVES TOWNS UNDERWATER AFTER DEADLY BARRAGE OF SEVERE WEATHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">At least two fatalities and a dozen injuries have been reported in Arkansas in connection to the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/severe-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">severe weather<\/a> event, including the death of a 5-year-old boy when a tree fell on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home<\/a> in Little Rock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/jacksonville-arkansas-interstate-57-flood-jet-ski\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blane Waggoner&#8217;s impressive surfboarding skills were on display in footage taken Sunday in Jacksonville, Arkansas, where he rode the wake behind a jet ski along I-57. 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