Recent Storms Add An Additional Six Arkansas Counties To List Of Disaster Declarations

Apr 13, 2008 -- LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe today declared Chicot, Hempstead, Little River, Nevada, Poinsett, and Sebastian Counties state disaster areas due to damage caused by the latest round of severe storms and heavy rains.

These six counties will be added to the previous disaster declarations of recent weeks, bringing the total number of declared counties to 58 since March 19.

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Flooding on the Arkansas River: Photo by dewonn43 (CC)

Federal, state and local officials are keeping close watch on Arkansas rivers, some of which are rising again and cresting at stages equal to or near their peak levels of a few weeks ago. Additional damage could occur in counties already declared disaster areas if water levels surpass those earlier flood crests.

Previously declared counties include Arkansas, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Crawford, Craighead, Cross, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Greene, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Lee, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Marion, Mississippi, Monroe, Nevada, Newton, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Francis, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, Washington, White, Woodruff and Yell.

Source: Arkansas Governor