NORTH LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) is currently reaching out to local officials to gather updated information about the impacts of severe weather across the state. As of 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, the number of reported injuries remains at four, with no fatalities, and approximately 15,400 customers remain without power, according to poweroutage.us. Please note that these numbers are subject to change.
Local officials are conducting damage assessments, a process that will take time as severe weather continues to affect the state. Preliminary reports indicate damage to homes, trees, power lines, and roadways caused by wind gusts, hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding.
Heavy rainfall is expected to continue through Saturday. To help mitigate flooding concerns, ADEM is working to fulfill resource requests for sandbags.
Currently, two sandbagging machines have been deployed to Saline and Jackson counties. ADEM is collaborating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deploy sandbagging machines to four additional counties: Arkansas, Independence, Prairie, and Sharp. We are also working with various local vendors to source sandbags for distribution to counties as needed.
