Flash Flood Warning for Randolph and Sharp Counties, AR
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NOAA issued it on June 16, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Little Rock has issued a Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Randolph County and northeastern Sharp County in Arkansas until 10:00 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Eastern and North Central Arkansas
- Issued
- June 16, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Little Rock AR
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Eastern and North Central Arkansas.
Alert Details
Flash Flood Warning issued by NWS Little Rock AR. Effective from 2026-05-31T18:49:00-05:00 until 2026-05-31T22:00:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Randolph County in eastern Arkansas and northeastern Sharp County in north central Arkansas. Specific locations include Ravenden Springs, Dalton, Armstrong, Elm Store, Hamil, Wirth, and Warm Springs.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Expected Conditions
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, with additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately on May 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM CDT and expires at 10:00 PM CDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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