A state of emergency was declared for Arkansas on Thursday by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders in anticipation of possible severe winter weather this weekend in the Mid-South.
“Severe winter weather is expected to strike Arkansas and cause dangers, hardships, and suffering throughout the state, which in turn, warrants this executive action,” Sanders said in a statement.
Also in her statement, program and administrative expenses will be covered by $250,000 authorized by her state from the governor’s Disaster Response Recovery and Recovery Fund.
Severe winter weather is headed our way. Don’t get caught unprepared.https://t.co/wDDw77N3B9 has the latest resources to report outages, locate food assistance, check road conditions, and more.
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) January 22, 2026
Winter storm warnings are being posted for the entire state of Arkansas…
Corner to corner, this will be a high impact winter storm.
Options are heavy snow (north), a sleet storm for the ages (central), or an ice storm (south).
Precipitation is set to begin Friday evening and… pic.twitter.com/MYQq8WIW1F
— James Bryant (@JamesBryantWX) January 22, 2026
