A map of Arkansas shows the counties affected by flood warnings issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) on Friday. Flooding can be a hazard to people driving in affected areas, with the NWS warning that most flood-related deaths happen in vehicles.

The National Weather Service in Little Rock issued a Flood Warning for the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia affecting Hot Spring, Clark and Ouachita counties

The forecast for the Arkadelphia area calls for heavy rain Thursday, with a 100% chance of precipitation. Expect showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, and again after 3 p.m. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Shelters will be open in North Little Rock, Cabot and Jacksonville tonight, but Little Rock's city-run shelter will be closed with cold temperatures in the forecast.

In anticipation of “bitterly cold weather” early next week, Little Rock will once again open its temporary emergency shelter at the Dunbar Community Center

Eastern Hot Spring County in southwestern Arkansas... HAZARD...Flash flooding from a dam floodgate release.

OVERNIGHT: Cloudy conditions last through the evening with rain clearing for central Arkansas by or before 7pm. Clouds eventually lessen overnight with low temperatures in the upper 40s. FRIDAY:

Heavy rain will continue to pose a risk for flash flooding Thursday afternoon, then we dry out into the weekend.

The flood watch for portions of Arkansas and Oklahoma will be in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon.

A sprawling winter storm that is pushing slowly across the United States will bring a risk of severe weather and excessive rainfall to a large part of the south-central United States from Wednesday into Friday. Isolated thunderstorms, flooding rains and damaging winds are all possible in an area between East Texas and western Kentucky.

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