THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 28 COUNTIES…
IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CONWAY FAULKNER GARLAND
LONOKE PERRY POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
WHITE YELL
IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
JACKSON LAWRENCE RANDOLPH
WOODRUFF
IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CLEBURNE INDEPENDENCE IZARD
SHARP STONE VAN BUREN
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
CLARK HOT SPRING PIKE
IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
LOGAN MONTGOMERY POLK
SCOTT
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARKADELPHIA, ASH FLAT, ATTICA, AUGUSTA, BATESVILLE, BEEBE, BENTON, BOONEVILLE, BRYANT, CABOT, CALICO ROCK, CAVE CITY, CLINTON, CONWAY, COTTON PLANT, DANVILLE, DARDANELLE, DE VALLS BLUFF, DES ARC, FAIRFIELD BAY, GLENWOOD, HARDY, HAZEN, HEBER SPRINGS, HORSESHOE BEND, HOT SPRINGS, HOXIE, LITTLE ROCK, LONOKE, MALVERN, MCCRORY, MELBOURNE, MENA, MORRILTON, MOUNT IDA, MOUNTAIN VIEW, MURFREESBORO, NEWPORT, NORMAN, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, OLA, OXFORD, PARIS, PERRYVILLE, POCAHONTAS, RUSSELLVILLE, SEARCY, WALDRON, AND WALNUT RIDGE.
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The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flood Watch for Friday, December 31 until Saturday January 1 at 6:00 p.m.
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible in the following areas:
In Central Arkansas – Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, White and Yell.
In Eastern Arkansas – Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph and Woodruff.
In North Central Arkansas – Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Sharp, Stone and Van Buren.
In Western Arkansas – Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Polk and Scott.
Excessive runoff may result in the flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Here is the 7-Day Forecast: