Flash Flood Warning for Hempstead, AR; Howard, AR; Lafayette, AR +4 more

Official alert brief

FFWSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas... South Central Howard County in southwestern Arkansas... North Central Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas... Southeastern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas... Miller County in southwestern Arkansas... Southeastern Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas... East Central Bowie County in northeastern Texas... * Until 300 PM CDT. * At 1202 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Texarkana, Wake Village, Ashdown, Lewisville, Nash, Wilton, Garland, Fulton, Ogden, Ben Lomond, Mandeville, Genoa, Mount Pleasant, McNab, Homan, Hervey, Red Bluff, Millwood and Pleasant Hill.

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.