NWS Little Rock ARFF.W 0017May 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Searcy and Stone, AR
The National Weather Service office in Little Rock issued a flash flood warning for Searcy and Stone in Arkansas, which was in force until 3:15 p.m. local time on May 28. It was the 17th 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 3.1 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
- Searcy and Stone
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:08 p.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 p.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLZK FF.W 0017
- 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... East Central Searcy County in north central Arkansas... Southwestern Stone County in north central Arkansas... * Until 315 PM CDT. * At 1208 PM CDT, Heavy rainfall has led to flash flooding 7 miles east of Leslie. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is already occurring. A water rescue is in progress near Old Hwy 66 via broadcast media. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Thola... Elberta... Alco... Flag... Oxley... Landis... Timbo... Fox...
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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.