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Arkansas Keeps Warming Shelters Open as Ranchers Work Through Ice Storm Fallout

Persistent subfreezing temperatures extend emergency shelter operations across Central Arkansas.

Overview

  • Central Arkansas warming centers activated after the weekend storm remain open due to continued cold.
  • Ice coated roads, fields and pastures across the state, creating hazardous conditions.
  • Ranchers are working to keep animals warm and watered to help livestock survive the freeze.
  • Local reports late Monday said shelter operations were ongoing as temperatures stayed dangerously low.
  • A 2023 file photo from the North Little Rock Community Center shows cots at a warming site during a prior cold snap.