Flash Flood Warning until 04:50PM ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Faulkner County in central Arkansas... Northwestern Lonoke County in central Arkansas... Central Pulaski County in central Arkansas... Central Saline County in central Arkansas... Southwestern White County in central Arkansas...
* Until 450 PM CDT.
* At 250 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Little Rock, North Little Rock, Benton, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Cabot, West Little Rock, Maumelle, Bryant, Downtown Little Rock, North Little Rock Airport, Little Rock AFB, Southwest Little Rock, Beebe, Ward, Haskell, Vilonia, Shannon Hills, Austin in Lonoke County and Argenta.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FAULKNER, AR ... LONOKE, AR ... PULASKI, AR ... SALINE, AR ... WHITE, AR
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Benton, Arkansas
114 S East St
Benton, AR 72015
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 501-776-5900
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning