Enter any address in Hot Spring County, Arkansas to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from heavy rainfall events is the primary flood concern in Hot Spring County. Over the past 30 years, NOAA Storm Events data shows 54 flash flood events, significantly more than other flood types. Recent examples include widespread flash flooding across the state in April 2025, where rainfall totals reached over one foot in many locations, and localized flooding on Highway 67 near Donaldson in June 2021 due to slow-moving storm systems.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data indicates that properties designated as Zone A have experienced the most claims, with an average payout of $19,085 and an average water depth of 0.4 feet. While Zone X_UNSHADED and Zone X have fewer claims, one claim in Zone X reported an average water depth of 3.0 feet. Homeowners in Zone A, as well as those in any location with a history of flooding or in areas with higher reported water depths, should pay close attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
38 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Hot Spring County, Arkansas has recorded 69 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 54 flash floods and 9 river or area floods. The county has received 20 federal disaster declarations, 2 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1982–2026)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Severe Storms And Tornadoes | Severe Storm | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Hurricane Laura | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2020 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 14, 2011 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 27, 2009 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Hurricane Gustav | Hurricane | Sep 2, 2008 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Apr 5, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 28, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 1, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 29, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 27, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 18, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 8, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 28, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 24, 2018 | 10.00K |
| Flood | Feb 23, 2018 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Apr 5, 2025
Severe weather, including widespread flash flooding occurred over a five day period across the entire state. This multiday event featured tornadoes, damaging winds, and very large hail. But by far and large, flash flooding and river flooding were the biggest impacts taken away from this unsettled period of weather due to total rainfall amounts between half a foot to over one foot in many locati...
Flash Flood — Feb 28, 2021
Heavy rain brought flash flooding to parts of Arkansas on February the 28th. By the 28th, thermometers were in the mid to upper 70s across the central and southern counties. It was 76 degrees at Little Rock (Pulaski County) and Monticello (Drew County). It certainly felt like spring, and thunderstorms were back in the forecast.||Storms were sparked by a new cold front that penetrated into north...
Flash Flood — Jun 1, 2021
Through the first week of June, slow moving storm systems aloft, clouds, and areas of rain kept temperatures down. There was enough rain to cover Highway 67 with water near Donaldson (Hot Spring County) on the 1st. In the twenty four hour period ending at 700 am CDT on the 2nd, two to three inches of rain dumped at Antoine (Pike County), Jessieville (Garland County), and Murfreesboro (Pike Coun...
Flash Flood — Jun 29, 2020
While it appeared the big storms were over, there was one more round from west central into central sections of the state on the 29th. Clouds and downpours yielded high temperatures of only 77 degrees at Conway (Faulkner County) and North Little Rock (Pulaski County), 78 degrees at Cabot (Lonoke County) and Little Rock (Pulaski County), and 79 degrees at Benton (Saline County) and Malvern (Hot...
Tropical Storm — Aug 27, 2020
Tropical Storm Laura moved ashore from the Gulf of Mexico near Cameron, LA, around 1200 AM CST on August 27, 2020 with 150 mph sustained winds! This part of the state had never experienced such a powerful (Category 4) hurricane. Measured gusts exceeded 130 mph in Lake Charles, LA. Not only was there widespread structural damage, a television tower was destroyed and the WSR-88D (Doppler Weather ...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Hot Spring County, Arkansas:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Hot Spring County, Arkansas that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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