Periodic rainfall occurred during October, but most amounts were not substantial. As a result, drought conditions in the state changed only slightly. Some of the western and southern counties were in extreme drought, while severe drought covered parts of northern, western, and southern Arkansas.

Drought in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Throughout October, extreme drought covered the western tip of Hot Spring County and severe drought occurred over the rest of the county except for the eastern portion.

Drought in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, extreme drought covered the western part of Clark County, and severe drought occurred over the rest of the county. At mid-month, conditions worsened slightly with extreme drought expanding across the southern part of the county; other areas remained unchanged.

Drought in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, severe drought covered the western part of Dallas County. At mid-month, severe drought conditions spread a little farther east in the county.

Drought in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Extreme drought covered all of Pike County throughout October.

Drought in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, extreme drought covered western and southern parts of Ouachita County, while severe drought covered the remainder of the county except for the northeastern corner. At mid-month, conditions worsened with extreme drought spreading across all but the northeastern part of the county, where severe drought existed.

Drought in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, severe drought covered western and southern parts of Calhoun County. Conditions improved somewhat early in the month, with severe drought confined to the western part of the county. At mid-month, conditions worsened, with extreme drought spreading to the western part of the county and severe drought expanding across the remainder of the county.

Drought in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, severe drought covered the southern part of Bradley County. Early in the month, conditions improved somewhat, with none of the county remaining in severe drought. However, at mid-month, conditions worsened again with severe drought spreading to western and southern sections of the county.

Drought in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 25-OCT-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, severe drought covered southern Yell County, but conditions improved late in the month.

Drought in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 04-OCT-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, severe drought covered the southern part of Drew County. Early in the month, conditions improved, with severe drought exiting the county.

Drought in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe drought covered all of Boone County at the beginning of October. At mid-month, conditions improved slightly over the northwest part of the county but remained unchanged elsewhere.

Drought in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe drought covered all of Marion County throughout October.

Drought in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe drought covered western and southern parts of Baxter County throughout October.

Drought in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe drought covered the northern half of Newton County throughout October.

Drought in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe drought covered all but the southern part of Searcy County throughout October.

Drought in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe drought covered western Stone County throughout October.

Drought in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, extreme drought covered western and southern sections of Scott County, with severe drought over the remainder of the county except for the northeastern corner. Late in the month, some improvement was noted in all sections of the county, with severe drought remaining only over western and southern parts of the county.

Drought in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, extreme drought covered all of Polk County. Late in the month, conditions improved somewhat over the northern half of the county, with drought conditions improving to the severe category. Over the southern half of the county, extreme drought continued.

Drought in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, extreme drought covered all of Montgomery County, except for the extreme northeastern corner, where severe drought existed. Late in the month, conditions improved in parts of the county. The extreme north improved to drought that was less than severe. Much of the remainder of the county improved to the severe drought category, but the south remained in extreme drought.

Drought in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-OCT-11 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

At the beginning of October, extreme drought covered extreme western Garland County, while severe drought occurred over the rest of the county except for the eastern portion. Conditions improved slightly late in the month with extreme drought confined to the extreme southwest part of the county and severe drought over the remainder of the county except for northern and eastern portions.