Flash Flood Warning for Hempstead, AR; Howard, AR; Sevier, AR

Official alert brief

FFWSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas... Howard County in southwestern Arkansas... Eastern Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas... * Until 130 PM CDT. * At 1118 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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... Nashville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Tollette, Washington, Corinth, Center Point, Saratoga, McCaskill, Ozan, Bright Star, Silver Ridge, Muddy Fork, Provo and Lebanon.

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.