MADISON COUNTY, Arkansas — Madison County Judge Larry Garrett has declared a state of disaster after storms damaged the north side of the county.
"We're fortunate compared maybe to Benton County, and you know, where they have large cities," Garrett said. "Most of ours is agriculture."
Garrett said several properties with barns, chicken houses, and other agricultural land seemed to have been hit the hardest in Madison County. However, most of the damage is north of Highway 412.
Garrett confirmed Madison County had no fatalities and only minimal injuries.
"We've only had very few structures that were totally damaged," he said.
He said the county dispatched crews before daylight on Sunday morning to begin clearing debris. The main damage the county sustained was from trees, according to Garrett.
"This county has come together very well," he said. "We're very resilient, and people helping each other. We had fire departments out, you know, working to try to clear roads up and get driveways, to where people could get in and out in case of an emergency. And of course, our primary concern was making sure that we get the roads open in case EMS or somebody needed to get there."
Although crews worked tirelessly to ensure the roadways were passable, Garrett said it was necessary to declare a state of disaster while the city is working to recover.
Many businesses, like Pine Creek Lumber, are still without power.
"Until those are restored, everybody's going to suffer from financial impact," Garrett said.
Although the power is out and parts of their building are damaged, manager Kenzie Crow said the business has to keep going.
"We’re selling a lot of generator parts right now [and] electrical things [tp] just get people temporarily set up," Crow said. "So we still got our delivery trucks out running [and] everything is going pretty good but definitely going to slow it down."
For any farmers in Arkansas suffering from land or property damage, Garrett advises you to contact the Farm Service Agency for assistance and to report any damage.
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