Flash Flood Warning for Columbia, AR; Hempstead, AR; Lafayette, AR +3 more

Official alert brief

FFWSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Columbia County in southwestern Arkansas... Southern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas... Northeastern Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas... Eastern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas... Northeastern Miller County in southwestern Arkansas... Southwestern Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas... * Until 930 AM CDT. * At 532 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hope, Stamps, Waldo, Lewisville, McNeil, Buckner, Perrytown, Fulton, Washington, Bodcaw, Mount Vernon, McNab, Patmos, Oakhaven, Piney Grove, Falcon, McKamie, Hervey and Lerch.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.