Dry conditions have led to a countywide burn ban effective Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
County Judge Troy Tucker issued the ban for Clark County, which joined 17 other Arkansas counties now under a burn ban as a large portion of the state the Arkansas Forestry Division has listed under a “moderate” or “high” risk of wildfire danger. Clark is one of six south-central counties under a “high” risk of wildfire danger.
As of Sunday morning, other counties in the southern half of the state under burn bans included Garland, Hot Spring, Ouachita, Columbia and Union.
Based on the latest drought monitor update on Thursday, Oct. 3, drought conditions were noted to be worsening across northwestern, western and central Arkansas in the absence of any beneficial rainfall over the last week, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock.
There remains no chance for precipitation for the area at least in the next week, based on the NWS extended forecast.
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