Flash Flood Emergency for Little Rock

Intense rainfall approaching 4 inches per hour is moving into Little Rock at this hour, where 7-11 inches of rain has already fallen.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1106 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025

…FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LITTLE ROCK, CONWAY, NORTH LITTLE ROCK,
CABOT, JACKSONVILLE…

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southern Faulkner County in central Arkansas…
Northwestern Lonoke County in central Arkansas…
East Central Perry County in central Arkansas…
Pulaski County in central Arkansas…
Eastern Saline County in central Arkansas…

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 1106 AM CDT, emergency management reported roads closed and
previous water rescues. Thunderstorms were producing heavy rain
across the warned area. Between 8 and 12 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Little Rock, Conway, North
Little Rock, Cabot, Jacksonville. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.

SOURCE…Emergency management reported.

IMPACT…This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Little Rock… North Little Rock…
Conway… Benton…
Sherwood… Jacksonville…
Cabot… West Little Rock…
Maumelle… Bryant…
Downtown Little Rock… North Little Rock Airport…
Southwest Little Rock… Little Rock AFB…
Ward… Vilonia…
Shannon Hills… Mayflower…
Wrightsville… Austin in Lonoke County…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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