LITTLE ROCK – With flooding expected across
large parts of Arkansas this week, the Cooperative Extension Service is ready
with information to help prepare for and recovery from natural disasters.
The National Weather Service offices in Little
Rock, Memphis, Tennessee; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Tulsa, Oklahoma, all
issued flood watches and flash flood watches on Tuesday. Arkansas can expect
from four to six inches of rain through Friday, according to the National
Weather Service Little Rock office.
Information for dealing with natural disasters
such as flooding, storm damage and more can be found here: https://www.uaex.edu/environment-nature/disaster/ .
The page includes:
·
Be Aware and Prepare: Flooding in Arkansas: https://www.uaex.edu/environment-nature/disaster/docs/BeAware_Flooding.pdf
· Replacing valuable
papers after a disaster: https://www.uaex.edu/health-living/personal-finance/Replacing%20Valuable%20Papers.pdf
The page also links to the Arkansas Drought
Resource Center, which provides valuable information on burn bans, water
restrictions, livestock care, fisheries and more; information on salvaging
timber and assessing storm-damaged trees; managing the impacts of flood and more.
Arkansas residents can also locate their local
Cooperative Extension Service agent through the online directory at https://www.uaex.edu//counties/default.aspx.
The Cooperative Extension Service is part of
the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
About the Division of
Agriculture
The
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to
strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research
to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station
and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts
research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education
system.
The
Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas
System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five
system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of
Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible
persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran
status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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