Update: Flash Flooding in at Least 19 Counties

As if this afternoon's round of severe weather wasn't enough (click here for story and photos), heavy rain in parts of Arkansas is leading to flash flooding in parts of the state.

Storm reports (see below) from the National Weather Service and the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management tell of roads underwater and neighborhood evacuations across 19 counties between 6:00 and 10:15 tonight.

Click here for flood safety reminders.

0628 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 N JACKSONVILLE 34.94N 92.13W
10/30/2009 PULASKI AR OTHER FEDERAL

HIGHWAY 67/167 NORTH OF JACKSONVILLE NEAR HOLLAND BOTTOMS
COVERED IN WATER. WATER IS SEVERAL FEET DEEP IN PLACES
AND ROAD IS NEARLY IMPASSABLE.

0345 AM FLASH FLOOD MONTICELLO 33.62N 91.79W
10/30/2009 DREW AR PUBLIC

ROADS IMPASSABLE IN MONTICELLO DUE TO HIGH WATER. SEVERAL
FEET OF WATER IN AREA YARDS WITH DITCHES OVERFLOWING.

0345 AM FLASH FLOOD DE WITT 34.29N 91.34W
10/30/2009 ARKANSAS AR TRAINED SPOTTER

WATER OVERFLOWING INTO YARDS WITH MAIN STREET FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE.

1200 AM FLASH FLOOD CAMDEN 33.57N 92.85W
10/30/2009 OUACHITA AR BROADCAST MEDIA

HIGHWAY 79 SOUTH OF CAMDEN TOWARDS MAGNOLIA IS CLOSED DUE
TO WATER OVER THE ROADS.

1200 AM FLASH FLOOD OGEMAW 33.45N 93.03W
10/30/2009 OUACHITA AR BROADCAST MEDIA

HIGH WATER RESCUE UNDERWAY IN OGEMAW ALONG HIGHWAY 79.

1030 PM FLASH FLOOD DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK 34.73N 92.23W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR PUBLIC

CARS STRANDED IN THE RIVERDALE AREA. WATER ENTERING GAS
STATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF CEDAR HILL ROAD AND
REBSAMEN PARK ROAD.

1015 PM FLASH FLOOD SHERWOOD 34.83N 92.21W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR NWS EMPLOYEE

WATER WAS OVER THE BRIDGE ON OAKBROOK DRIVE IN MILLERS
CROSSING SUBDIVISION. WATER WAS IN AND NEAR SEVERAL
HOUSES.

0945 PM FLASH FLOOD DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK 34.73N 92.23W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR

NUMEROUS WATER RESCUES ONGOING ACROSS LITTLE ROCK...
INCLUDING AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARKHAM STREET AND FAIR
PARK BOULEVARD.

0934 PM FLASH FLOOD NORTH LITTLE ROCK 34.79N 92.26W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR NWS EMPLOYEE

MCCAIN BOULEVARD IS IMPASSIBLE DUE TO WATER RUSHING OVER
THE ROAD.

0934 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 N MACON 34.99N 92.17W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR NWS EMPLOYEE

PETERS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.

0934 PM FLASH FLOOD SHERWOOD 34.83N 92.21W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR NWS EMPLOYEE

HIGHWAY 107 IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER RUSHING OVER THE
ROAD.

0930 PM FLASH FLOOD EAST END 34.55N 92.32W
10/29/2009 SALINE AR TRAINED SPOTTER

SPRING CLUB ROAD HAS WATER OVER IT. THE WATER IS STARTING
TO WASH AWAY THE ROAD.

0914 PM FLASH FLOOD BATESVILLE 35.77N 91.62W
10/29/2009 INDEPENDENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT

POLICE ARE CLOSING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 167 THROUGH TOWN
DUE TO WATER COVERING THE ROAD.

0854 PM FLASH FLOOD SHERWOOD 34.83N 92.21W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR NWS EMPLOYEE

PORTIONS OF BROCKINGTON ROAD ARE UNDERWATER. BARRICADES
ARE IN PLACE ON BROOKSWOOD ROAD.


0830 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S JASPER 35.99N 93.19W
10/29/2009 NEWTON AR TRAINED SPOTTER

HWY 327 BETWEEN PARTHENON AND JASPER HAVE LOGS AND DEBRIS
ON THE ROAD FROM HEAVY RAIN. A MUDSLIDE WAS REPORTED 2
MILES NORTH OF WAYTON AND THE ROAD IS IMPASSABLE THERE.

0815 PM FLASH FLOOD SHERWOOD 34.83N 92.21W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR NWS EMPLOYEE

THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH HILLS BOULEVARD AND COUNTRY
CLUB ROAD WAS UNDER WATER.

0756 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WNW WARD 35.04N 92.02W
10/29/2009 LONOKE AR AMATEUR RADIO

ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 319 WAS FLOODED WEST OF APPLE HILL. THE
HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED AND PEOPLE WERE REPORTED TO BE
TRAPPED.

0728 PM FLASH FLOOD CABOT 34.97N 92.02W
10/29/2009 LONOKE AR EMERGENCY MNGR

THE CABOT FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS EVACUATING PEOPLE FROM TWO
SUBDIVISIONS. ((**The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management reports that residents of three homes in
Cabot left their homes on their own and were not evacuated.))

0720 PM FLASH FLOOD TULIP 34.08N 92.65W
10/29/2009 DALLAS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT

NUMEROUS ROADS WERE UNDER WATER IN THE AREA BETWEEN
MANNING...TULIP...AND CARTHAGE.

0659 PM FLASH FLOOD JACKSONVILLE 34.87N 92.13W
10/29/2009 PULASKI AR TRAINED SPOTTER

HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLOODING ON STONEWALL DRIVE IN
JACKSONVILLE. WATER WAS REPORTED ONE FOOT DEEP.

0644 PM FLASH FLOOD CLARKSVILLE 35.46N 93.47W
10/29/2009 JOHNSON AR EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS STREETS WERE FLOODED AROUND CLARKSVILLE.

0634 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E BOONEVILLE 35.14N 93.88W
10/29/2009 LOGAN AR EMERGENCY MNGR

ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 10 WAS UNDER WATER BETWEEN BOONEVILLE
AND THE MAGAZINE BRIDGE.

0625 PM FLASH FLOOD MENA 34.58N 94.24W
10/29/2009 POLK AR LAW ENFORCEMENT

ROADS ARE UNDERWATER IN MENA.

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management reports flooding (as of 8:45 p.m.) in these counties:

Faulkner County:
Hwy 365 and King Road is flooding.

Franklin County:
Mudslide on Westbound I-40 between 44-45 mile markers.

White County:
Hwy 36 Center Hill

Crawford County:
Several roads, bridges are flooded. Hwy 59 South of Evansville is flooded over itself.

Sebastian County:
There are several roads and bridges that are flooded: Bonanza, Racetrack Loop, Elmwood Cutoff and 45 northbound.

Logan County:
Reports of Roads and bridges flooded near and on Hwy 10.

Scott County:
Flooding.

Columbia County:
Flooding.
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