Arkansas governor seeking drought disaster declaration for state
7/18/2022 11:56:20 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Arkansas
Arkansas County, AR
Ashley County, AR
Baxter County, AR
Benton County, AR
Boone County, AR
Bradley County, AR
Calhoun County, AR
Carroll County, AR
Chicot County, AR
Clark County, AR
Clay County, AR
Cleburne County, AR
Cleveland County, AR
Columbia County, AR
Conway County, AR
Craighead County, AR
Crawford County, AR
Crittenden County, AR
Cross County, AR
Dallas County, AR
Desha County, AR
Drew County, AR
Faulkner County, AR
Franklin County, AR
Fulton County, AR
Garland County, AR
Grant County, AR
Greene County, AR
Hempstead County, AR
Hot Spring County, AR
Howard County, AR
Independence County, AR
Izard County, AR
Jackson County, AR
Jefferson County, AR
Johnson County, AR
Lafayette County, AR
Lawrence County, AR
Lee County, AR
Lincoln County, AR
Little River County, AR
Logan County, AR
Lonoke County, AR
Madison County, AR
Marion County, AR
Miller County, AR
Mississippi County, AR
Monroe County, AR
Montgomery County, AR
Nevada County, AR
Newton County, AR
Ouachita County, AR
Perry County, AR
Phillips County, AR
Pike County, AR
Poinsett County, AR
Polk County, AR
Pope County, AR
Prairie County, AR
Pulaski County, AR
Randolph County, AR
Saint Francis County, AR
Saline County, AR
Scott County, AR
Searcy County, AR
Sebastian County, AR
Sevier County, AR
Sharp County, AR
Stone County, AR
Union County, AR
Van Buren County, AR
Washington County, AR
White County, AR
Woodruff County, AR
Yell County, AR
Start Date: 7/18/2022
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Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is seeking a drought disaster declaration for the entire state. He mentions the U.S. Drought Monitor’s July 14 release and the expected above average temperatures and little chance of precipitation over the next eight to 14 days.
Farmers were not seeing the hay growth that they need for their livestock. Row crops needed irrigation, adding to farmers’ costs and stressing irrigation equipment.
The fire danger was also high with 53 of the state’s 75 counties enacting burn bans. A military exercise sparked a wildfire that burned 20 acres in Sebastian County.
KFSM-TV CBS 5 Fort Smith (Ark.), July 18, 2022
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