April 8, 2025
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Another injury has been reported related to recent severe weather affecting Arkansas.
The injured person was rescued after a tree fell on a home in the area of County Road 741 near Wynne in Cross County.
This brings the total number of reported injuries to 14, while the number of reported fatalities remains at two.
Both deaths were reported in Pulaski County. An adult male was located in a submerged vehicle near the area of Rixie Road on April 7, 2025, after a failed rescue operation on April 5, 2025.
A 5-year-old also died Saturday, April 5, 2025, when a tree fell on his home in the 8500 block of Mabelvale Pike in Little Rock.
The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) is the state’s homeland security and preparedness agency. The agency works to identify and lessen the effects of emergencies, disasters and threats to Arkansas by developing effective prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery actions for all disasters and emergencies. For additional information, contact ADEM at (501) 683-6700 or visit the website at www.adem.arkansas.gov.
