Arkansas Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/15/2026 11:49

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 15 at 1:49PM CDT until July 15 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 15, 2026 - 11:49am
Expires: 
July 15, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
FFWLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Newton County in north central Arkansas... Southern Searcy County in north central Arkansas... Northwestern Van Buren County in north central Arkansas... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 149 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Imo... Bohannon... Kay... Watts... Woolum... Witts Spring... Rocky Hill... Moore... Elberta... Elba... Thola... Leslie... Ben Hur... Canaan... Tilly... Dennard... Oxley... Landis... Lurton... Cowell...
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Newton, AR; Searcy, AR; Van Buren, AR
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR