Parts of Clark County received some much needed rainfall Sunday afternoon, but the storm also caused some damage in Gurdon and the Manchester and DeGray communities.
Jim Burns, director of the county Office of Emergency Management, said a few trees fell across roads, including one on Old Military Road and another on Manchester Road. A fire caused by a lightning strike was reported at Manchester Methodist Church, he said. Also, officials in Gurdon reported flooding in the streets due to clogged gutters. No major damage was reported.
Burns said the amounts of rain varied “from a trace to a little more than an inch.”
For the rest of the week conditions will be dry until Thursday, he said. There is also a possibility of showers this weekend, with a 30 percent chance of rain on Saturday. The cool air from a front has not yet reached this area area, Burns said, as it is “still kind of hanging in the north part of the state.” The air should be cooler tonight than Sunday night.
Clark County Judge Ron Daniell said crews were called to the roads where trees had fallen, but most of them were removed before the crews got there. “It was just two or three trees, nothing really major,” he said.
Daniell said there probably will not be a burn ban in effect this week thanks to the rain chances.
He said he typically relies on the Arkansas Forestry Commission to make suggestions about placing a burn ban on the county.
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Parts of Clark County received some much needed rainfall Sunday afternoon, but the storm also caused some damage in Gurdon and the Manchester and DeGray communities.
Jim Burns, director of the county Office of Emergency Management, said a few trees fell across roads, including one on Old Military Road and another on Manchester Road. A fire caused by a lightning strike was reported at Manchester Methodist Church, he said. Also, officials in Gurdon reported flooding in the streets due to clogged gutters. No major damage was reported.
Burns said the amounts of rain varied “from a trace to a little more than an inch.”
For the rest of the week conditions will be dry until Thursday, he said. There is also a possibility of showers this weekend, with a 30 percent chance of rain on Saturday. The cool air from a front has not yet reached this area area, Burns said, as it is “still kind of hanging in the north part of the state.” The air should be cooler tonight than Sunday night.
Clark County Judge Ron Daniell said crews were called to the roads where trees had fallen, but most of them were removed before the crews got there. “It was just two or three trees, nothing really major,” he said.
Daniell said there probably will not be a burn ban in effect this week thanks to the rain chances.
He said he typically relies on the Arkansas Forestry Commission to make suggestions about placing a burn ban on the county.
