Craighead Electric reported as of 11:15 p.m. that there were about 450 customers without power. They had whittled that number down to 5 by 6:30 a.m. Friday.
Entergy Arkansas reported nearly 41,000 customers were without power as of 11:20 p.m. Thursday.
Area counties without power late Thursday included with nearly 2,300 customers in Independence County, 1,500 customers in Woodruff County and 1,200 customers in White County.
What is left of Hurricane Laura will move over northeast Arkansas and into Southeast Missouri by Friday afternoon.
Friday should bring 1-2″ of rain with the southeastern part of Region 8 receiving closer to 3″. Winds will be 15-25 mph with gusts from 40-45 mph, some could be higher. Again, the severe risk is low.
As the storm closed in on the Natural State Thursday, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency for Arkansas.
With the declaration, the president authorized the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with state and local officials.
