Add six more counties to the list

The governor declared Chicot, Hempstead, Little River, Nevada, Poinsett, and Sebastian Counties state disaster areas today due to damage caused by the latest round of severe storms and heavy rains (see red counties to the right). These six counties will be added to the previous disaster declarations of recent weeks (light blue counties).

Arkansas rivers are being watched closely, some of which are rising again and cresting at stages equal to or near their peak levels of a few weeks ago. Additional damage could occur in counties already declared disaster areas if water levels surpass those earlier flood crests.