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Arkansas Flood Stories

2,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arkansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood$150K damage

Faulkner, AR · Mar 18, 2008

Very heavy rain began developing late on the 17th in northern and western Arkansas, and continued on the 18th as a powerful storm system approached from Texas.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Saline, AR · Mar 18, 2008

Very heavy rain began developing late on the 17th in northern and western Arkansas, and continued on the 18th as a powerful storm system approached from Texas.

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Flash Flood$150K damage

Jackson, AR · Mar 18, 2008

Very heavy rain began developing late on the 17th in northern and western Arkansas, and continued on the 18th as a powerful storm system approached from Texas.

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Flash Flood$75K damage

Ouachita, AR · Sep 17, 2009

A storm system wobbled from eastern Texas into southwest Arkansas in mid-September. Precipitation became widespread just to the north and east of the system late on the 15th in west central, central and northeast sections of the state.

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Flash Flood$75K damage

Conway, AR · Sep 16, 2009

A storm system wobbled from eastern Texas into southwest Arkansas in mid-September. Precipitation became widespread just to the north and east of the system late on the 15th in west central, central and northeast sections of the state.

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Flash Flood$75K damage

Van Buren, AR · Sep 16, 2009

A storm system wobbled from eastern Texas into southwest Arkansas in mid-September. Precipitation became widespread just to the north and east of the system late on the 15th in west central, central and northeast sections of the state.

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Flash Flood$45K damage

Washington, AR · Oct 8, 2009

A very moist and unstable air mass spread across the Southern Plains and Ozarks ahead of a strong cold front that moved into northwestern Arkansas during the evening hours of the 8th.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Conway, AR · Jan 13, 2007

A cold front moved into Arkansas from the northwest on the 12th and eventually stalled out over southeast Arkansas for several days. Meanwhile, a slow moving storm system approached the state from the west.

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Flash Flood

Ashley, AR · Aug 14, 2017

A moist airmass remained in place across the ArkLaMiss during mid-August. A stalled front allowed for a good coverage of showers and thunderstorms across the area.

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Flash Flood

Chicot, AR · Aug 14, 2017

A moist airmass remained in place across the ArkLaMiss during mid-August. A stalled front allowed for a good coverage of showers and thunderstorms across the area.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, AR · Jun 12, 2012

Thunderstorms developed to the north of Arkansas early on the 11th. The storms moved into northern Arkansas around midday and crossed much of the northern part of the state early in the afternoon.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Benton, AR · Mar 18, 2008

Isolated severe thunderstorms and thunderstorms with heavy rain, which resulted in flash flooding, occurred on March 18. This event damaged many county roads and bridges across northwestern Arkansas and combined with previous damages, resulted in a Disaster Declaration for…

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Jul 17, 2025

Thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas during the late evening of the 17th and early morning of the 18th, as a low level jet strengthened across the area, forcing warm, moist and unstable air over a stationary frontal boundary that stretched through the region.

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Jul 17, 2025

Thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas during the late evening of the 17th and early morning of the 18th, as a low level jet strengthened across the area, forcing warm, moist and unstable air over a stationary frontal boundary that stretched through the region.

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Jul 17, 2025

Thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas during the late evening of the 17th and early morning of the 18th, as a low level jet strengthened across the area, forcing warm, moist and unstable air over a stationary frontal boundary that stretched through the region.

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Jul 17, 2025

Thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas during the late evening of the 17th and early morning of the 18th, as a low level jet strengthened across the area, forcing warm, moist and unstable air over a stationary frontal boundary that stretched through the region.

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Flash Flood

Fulton, AR · 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.

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Flash Flood

Pike, AR · 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.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, AR · 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.

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Flash Flood

Marion, AR · Apr 4, 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.

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Flash Flood

Pulaski, AR · Apr 2, 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.

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Flash Flood

Lonoke, AR · 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.

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Flash Flood

Garland, AR · Apr 4, 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.

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Flash Flood

Searcy, AR · Apr 4, 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.

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