FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. — As much of Arkansas prepares to see severe weather and heavy rains this week, officials statewide are preparing for possible flooding.
“We’re expecting to have some severe weather move in,” said Eric Ekhoff, an Operations Specialist for the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM). “That’s typical for this time of year, and then also followed by some severe flooding due to those storms.”
That forecast has had officials across the state in full-on preparation mode— including in Faulkner County, which has been prone to flooding in the past…