SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED JULY 28TH AT 4:42PM UNTIL JULY 28 AT 5:30PM The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Perry County in central Arkansas and Northwestern Saline County in central Arkansas until 530 PM. At 442 PM , a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest of Adona, or 13 miles […]
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 530PM in Saline County
Update 06/23/17, 4:45PM: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Beginning: 2017-06-23T21:39:00 Ending: 2017-06-23T22:30:00 New Alert THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS… SOUTHWESTERN FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS… CENTRAL SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS… PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS… * UNTIL 530 PM CDT […]
Saline County Included in Federal Disaster Aid After April-May Storms
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Arkansas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding beginning on April 26, 2017 through May 19, 2017. The president’s action makes federal funding available […]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8am
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED MAY 28 AT 12:20AM CDT UNTIL MAY 28 AT 8:00AM CDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 290 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDTFOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ARKANSAS CLARK CLEBURNE CLEVELAND CONWAY DALLAS DESHA FAULKNER GARLAND GRANT HOT SPRING INDEPENDENCE JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON LEE LINCOLN LOGAN LONOKE MONROE MONTGOMERY […]
This Weekend to Bring Severe Storms Through Saline County
Severe weather will be possible this holiday weekend… Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible late Saturday afternoon and early evening across the northern/northwestern half of Arkansas. While uncertainty exists on whether storms can form and become mature, any storm that does form will have the potential to produce very large hail and damaging winds. These […]
County: Stay Away from Downed Lines; Call About Trees
Saline County suffered lots of wood damage from Friday night’s storm and there are trees down all over the county. The County put out the following announcement about downed powerlines and trees: Storms that blew through last night hit Saline County hard in several places. Road Crews are working with utility companies to clear roads […]
The Reason You Didn’t Hear ALL the Sirens Go Off During Severe Weather
You may have noticed during recent severe weather that warning sirens in Saline County didn’t all go off at once. That was by design. According to CJ Engel, Director of the Saline County Office of Emergency Management, the Outdoor Warning Siren System in Saline County has undergone a recent upgrade. Half of the county’s 46 sirens have been upgraded so […]
Let’s Post Our First Snow Pictures of 2017
It isn’t much snow, and it’s kind of wet, but it’s snow. I got these two pictures and then when the wind began to blow (BRRR), I – in my robe and bare feet – decided that was plenty of pictures for now. I’d love to see your pictures too! Email them to [email protected] or […]
Another “Not Ready For Sunday Comics” Cartoon by Roger L Poole
Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Helping With Security in Flooded Louisiana
I heard this morning about a Saline County man who was headed down to Louisiana to help with security during this time of flooding. Sgt. Paul Viner of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office said that Reserve Deputy Dwight McInturff volunteered his own time to go to Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office to help with traffic and patrol. The […]