NWS Little Rock ARFF.W 0067August 20, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Hot Spring, AR
The National Weather Service office in Little Rock issued a flash flood warning for Hot Spring in Arkansas, which was in force until 10:45 p.m. local time on August 20. It was the 67th flash flood warning the NWS office in Little Rock issued in 2026. Arkansas had 12 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 23 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Arkansas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Little Rock AR
- Area
- Hot Spring
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:42 p.m. CDT, August 20, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 p.m. CDT, August 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLZK FF.W 0067
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Hot Spring County in southwestern Arkansas... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 842 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 3 to 5 inches in 1 hour. 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... Malvern, Rockport, Perla and Gifford.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.