NWS Little Rock ARFF.W 0026May 31, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Randolph and Sharp, AR
The National Weather Service office in Little Rock issued a flash flood warning for Randolph and Sharp in Arkansas, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on May 31. It was the 26th flash flood warning the NWS office in Little Rock issued in 2026. Arkansas had 27 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 36 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Arkansas's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.2 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
- Randolph and Sharp
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:49 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, May 31, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLZK FF.W 0026
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas since 2008Every warning type in Arkansas
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The notice as issued
FFWLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Randolph County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Sharp County in north central Arkansas... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Ravenden Springs... Dalton... Armstrong... Elm Store... Hamil... Wirth... Warm Springs...
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.