Little Rock, Arkansas

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Alert: Wind Advisory
Area(s): Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Dunklin; Pemiscot
Effective: 2026-05-04 @ 2:11 am -> 2026-05-04 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-05-04 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-05-04 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Memphis TN on 2026-05-04 @ 2:11 am
Headline: Wind Advisory issued May 4 at 2:11AM CDT until May 4 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Description: * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 to 45 mph
expected.

* WHERE...Dunklin, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi,
and Pemiscot.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Jackson, AR; Woodruff, AR
Effective: 2026-05-03 @ 8:03 pm -> 2026-05-07 @ 1:00 am
Onset: 2026-05-03 @ 8:03 pm -> 2026-05-04 @ 8:15 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Little Rock AR on 2026-05-03 @ 8:03 pm
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 3 at 8:03PM CDT until May 7 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Description: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...

Cache River Near Patterson affecting Jackson and Woodruff
Counties.

For the Cache River...including Patterson...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cache River near Patterson.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Low swampy timberland along the river
begins to flood. Flood gates should be closed and equipment moved
out of the low grounds along the river and tributaries.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.4
feet just after midnight Sunday night. It will then fall
below flood stage Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood