Deltaplex counties getting assistance after storms
Counties in the Deltaplex could be getting assistance after the storms in January and February. Rick Walker has this report.
Stories tagged with: storms
Possible tornado hits Arkansas, Deep South braces for storms
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Severe storms and a possible tornado damaged buildings and downed power lines in northwest Arkansas early Wednesday as tornadoes and hurricane-force winds were forecast in much of the Deep South, a week after severe storms struck the New Orleans... Read More.
Several southern states at risk of strong storms, tornadoes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Large parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky will be at risk of powerful thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes as a storm system sweeps into the South, forecasters said Wednesday.
More than 20 million people are in a zone that’s most... Read More.
Entergy reported today on the current winter storms in Pine Bluff
Entergy reported today on the current winter storms in Pine Bluff as light freezing rain or freezing drizzle that will impact the state through the earlier afternoon with ice accumulations in the central and eastern parts of Arkansas.
This type of weather can create problems... Read More.
Deltaplex area homeowners and renters may be eligible for disaster assistance following Easter Sunday storms
Homeowners and renters in Cleveland, Drew, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lincoln, Ouachita and Phillips Counties affected by the severe storms and straight-line winds on April 12, 2020, may be eligible for disaster assistance through the State of Arkansas Individual Assistance program.
Individuals whose primary residence... Read More.
SBA approves disaster declaration for SeArk counties due to Easter Sunday storms
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently approved a disaster declaration for Jefferson County. SBA provides low-interest, long-term disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, private, non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters to repair or replace uninsured/underinsured disaster damaged property.
The SBA will also offer Economic... Read More.
April storms cause significant issues with power infrastructure
A video released Tuesday gives a recap of storm systems that ravished the state of Arkansas in April beginning with an E-F3 tornado that his downtown Jonesboro.
Additionally, Easter Sunday storms ravished much of South Arkansas, causing significant damage to the power grid in the... Read More.
Judge Gerald Robinson: Sunday’s storms “worst straight-line winds I’ve ever encountered”
By Ray King
Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson on Wednesday said the county road department has been working since Sunday night to clear roads covered by fallen trees and debris and so far have been able to open about 20 roads.
“There’s a lot of extensive... Read More.
Sunday storms knock down one Deltaplex Radio tower, knocks power out at two other tower locations
The storms that ravaged Jefferson county Sunday evening took out the tower at the Deltaplex Radio station that has stood tall in Pine Bluff for over half a century.
We are working around the clock to fix tower for 99.3 The Beat, and also to... Read More.
Judge Gerald Robinson expects millions of dollars of damage following Sunday’s storms
Jefferson county Judge Gerald Robinson stated Monday afternoon that county officials are still assessing damage following Sunday night’s storms, and that it could still take a few days to assess all of the damage across the county due to the severity of the storms.
“Right... Read More.
Entergy Arkansas compares Sunday storm damage to that of the 2000 ice storms
Violent winds and thunderstorms Easter Sunday caused some 128,000 customer outages across the Entergy Arkansas service territory, with damage that could take multiple days to repair.
The number of outages was down to 117,381 by mid-morning Monday, with priority given to hospitals, water treatment plants,... Read More.
Fatality reported in Jefferson county following Sunday evening storms
The Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management is reporting a fatality in Jefferson county following Sunday night’s storms.
According to Jefferson county authorities, a tree fell on a house in the 2700 block of Old Dollarway Road at approximately 10 p.m. Sunday night, causing the... Read More.
