2,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arkansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A nearly stationary front, extending from southwest Arkansas to the east central part of the state, served as a trigger for severe weather on the 1st. The front was also responsible for heavy to excessive rainfall amounts, which began on April 30th and continued through May 2nd.
Read the full account →Several rounds of very heavy rainfall during the latter half of April caused many rivers across Arkansas to rise above flood stage. Rainfall amounts of 5 inches to well over 10 inches were seen, with much of that rain falling in a period of less than a week.
Read the full account →The advance of a slow-moving cold front pushed showers into Arkansas on the 3rd. The front became nearly stationary just to the southeast of the state on the 4th.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front in Arkansas touched off thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 17th. On the 18th, some storms occurred during the morning, followed by another round of storms from the afternoon into the evening.
Read the full account →Summary of events for June 30 1999:Major flash flooding resulted across northwest Arkansas when a line of thunderstorms, containing torrential rainfall and associated with a nocturnal MCS, moved slowly southeastward across northwest Arkansas on the morning of June 30.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Gustav entered the southwest corner of Arkansas on the evening of the 2nd and lingered in the southwest part of the state for nearly 24 hours. By mid-evening on the 3rd, Gustav was about 75 miles west of Little Rock.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Gustav entered the southwest corner of Arkansas on the evening of the 2nd and lingered in the southwest part of the state for nearly 24 hours. By mid-evening on the 3rd, Gustav was about 75 miles west of Little Rock.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Gustav entered the southwest corner of Arkansas on the evening of the 2nd and lingered in the southwest part of the state for nearly 24 hours. By mid-evening on the 3rd, Gustav was about 75 miles west of Little Rock.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Gustav entered the southwest corner of Arkansas on the evening of the 2nd and lingered in the southwest part of the state for nearly 24 hours. By mid-evening on the 3rd, Gustav was about 75 miles west of Little Rock.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Gustav entered the southwest corner of Arkansas on the evening of the 2nd and lingered in the southwest part of the state for nearly 24 hours. By mid-evening on the 3rd, Gustav was about 75 miles west of Little Rock.
Read the full account →Tropical Depression Gustav entered the southwest corner of Arkansas on the evening of the 2nd and lingered in the southwest part of the state for nearly 24 hours. By mid-evening on the 3rd, Gustav was about 75 miles west of Little Rock.
Read the full account →A round of excessive rain occurred on the 12th as a warm front lifted into the state from the Gulf Coast. Yet another cold front was poised to the north during the afternoon of the 13th.
Read the full account →A round of excessive rain occurred on the 12th as a warm front lifted into the state from the Gulf Coast. Yet another cold front was poised to the north during the afternoon of the 13th.
Read the full account →A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west.
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a strong cold front as a powerful upper level storm system plowed into the southern plains during the afternoon hours of October 29th.
Read the full account →A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west.
Read the full account →A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west.
Read the full account →A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west.
Read the full account →A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level low pressure system was over east Texas on the 9th, over northeast Texas on the 10th, and over Arkansas on the 11th.
Read the full account →The arrival of a cold front triggered numerous showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 12th through the morning of the 13th. The front stalled for awhile, causing heavy rain to develop near the front.
Read the full account →The arrival of a cold front triggered numerous showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 12th through the morning of the 13th. The front stalled for awhile, causing heavy rain to develop near the front.
Read the full account →The arrival of a cold front triggered numerous showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 12th through the morning of the 13th. The front stalled for awhile, causing heavy rain to develop near the front.
Read the full account →The arrival of a cold front triggered numerous showers and thunderstorms from the afternoon of the 12th through the morning of the 13th. The front stalled for awhile, causing heavy rain to develop near the front.
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