Enter any address in Pike County, Arkansas to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from severe thunderstorms is the most frequent type of flood event recorded in Pike County, AR over the last 30 years, with 37 occurrences. Other flood events include Tropical Depression (3), Flood (3), and Tropical Storm (2). Recent events include widespread flash flooding and river flooding in April 2025, which resulted from rainfall amounts between half a foot to over one foot in many locations. Severe storms also brought damaging winds and flash flooding to parts of the county in May 2020.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data indicates that properties in Zone X have experienced the most claims, with an average payout of $47,288 and an average water depth of 12.8 feet. Properties in Zone A have also filed claims, with an average payout of $31,611 and an average water depth of 2.0 feet. Homeowners in areas designated as Zone X, Zone A, or those with unknown flood zone status should pay particular attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
28 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Pike County, Arkansas has recorded 45 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 37 flash floods and 3 river or area floods. The county has received 23 federal disaster declarations, 5 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1968–2026)
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 |
| Hurricane Laura | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2020 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Dec 26, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 7, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 14, 2011 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 27, 2009 |
| Tropical Storm Ike | Severe Storm | Sep 13, 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 | Aug 26, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 23, 2020 | 200.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 16, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 28, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Feb 21, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 9, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 20, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Dec 27, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 11, 2015 | 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 — Aug 26, 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 ...
Flash Flood — May 23, 2020
Thunderstorm gusts from 60 to more than 80 mph blew through eastern sections of the state during the afternoon of the 22nd. Trees were toppled (some on houses) in Morton (Woodruff County). Earlier in the day, at least six house fires were triggered by lightning in the Little Rock (Pulaski County) area.||Scattered afternoon and evening severe storms unleashed more wind on the 25th from southwest...
Flash Flood — Jul 16, 2019
While it appeared we dodged a bullet, Barry had one last card to play. As the system exited to the north, some forecast models indicated a potential of over ten inches of rain southwest of Little Rock (Pulaski County) during the wee hours of the 16th. Given an underwhelming event thus far, this much rain seemed a little far fetched. But because data did not back down, and kept showing impressiv...
Flash Flood — Feb 28, 2018
Before the month could end, there was another deluge on the horizon. An active southern stream of the jet drove a storm system toward the region on the 27th. The system triggered the next round of downpours. Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived during the afternoon and evening of the 27th, and continued through much of the 28th. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and ...
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 Pike 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 Pike 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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