April 5, 2025
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Three additional injuries have been reported in Sharp County in connection to the ongoing severe weather affecting the State of Arkansas. This brings the total number of reported injuries to 10, with no fatalities reported. Please note that these figures are subject to change as the situation develops.
Multiple counties have all reported new impacts to the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) due to the overnight continuance of severe weather. Preliminary reports indicate flooding on multiple roadways, downed power lines and trees, evacuations, water rescues, and damage caused by a possible tornado near the City of Wynne, to be confirmed by the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service predicts that another round of excessive rainfall will impact the state on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Parts of Arkansas could see another four to six inches of rainfall, increasing the significance of catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and river flooding in certain areas. Southeast Arkansas is expected to receive all modes of severe weather, including very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes.
ADEM employees, along with our state and federal partners, will remain in the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) throughout the weekend to coordinate resource requests for affected counties. We are still in the response phase of this event, and information is continuously coming in as local officials work diligently to conduct damage assessments in their areas. This process will take time, especially as severe weather continues to impact the state.
Under the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is authorized to provide emergency protective measures limited to direct federal assistance for response efforts.
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.