| he National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for 16 counties in southwest Arkansas. The watch will be in effect until 10 p.m. Forecasters issued the watch for the following counties: Union, Columbia, Lafayette, Miller, Hempstead, Nevada, Ouachita, Calhoun, Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Clark, Pike, Howard, Sevier and Little River. Rock Region Metro resumed its streetcar service after it was suspended for nearly an hour because of flooding in Little Rock, officials said. The suspension, which began around noon, was the second time the streetcar service had to alter its availability Friday. Service was also delayed at 6 a.m. for an hour until lightning and storms had subsided. Flooding in the metro area has caused many drivers to find alternate routes. Campus Drive East and Campus Drive West on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus were closed for about 20 minutes Friday because of flooding. The roads were reopened, but police recommended that students move their cars from Lot 13 East because of the possibility of flooding. Forecasters said to expect wet weather for the next 24 hours as a break in the rain is unlikely. Storms moving across the state Friday morning were dropping 1 to 2 inches of rain an hour and causing flash flooding in several central and south Arkansas counties, National Weather Service meteorologist Julie Lesko said. The storm weakened in the mid-morning hours, but the next round of heavy rainfall is expected to return before noon, she said. "It's been raining,but not as heavily," Lesko said. "It's going to be a very rainy period for the next 24 hours." Forecasters said the rain will last throughout most of the afternoon, and any lull in the storm will likely be brief. Another round of storms brewing over eastern Oklahoma will move into Arkansas overnight, according to the weather service. Those storm will bring additional precipitation until they taper off Saturday afternoon. |
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