The request is under review. In a letter dated September 7, the governor of Arkansas submitted a request for a Federal emergency declaration due to extreme fire hazards that have affected the State beginning on August 25 and continuing. According to the request, since the hazard began there have been nearly 2,000 fires that have consumed more than 25,000 acres in the state. Response activities have depleted local and state resources. The request is under review.
Thunderstorms continue to move through southern Minnesota and west central Wisconsin today.
These storms could produce isolated large hailstones, however, the main threat will be heavy rainfall.