2,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arkansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A strong but slow-moving low pressure system began its approach to Arkansas on the 23rd. Ahead of this low, unseasonably large amounts of moisture were drawn northward from the Gulf of Mexico. The approach of the low set off heavy rain and thunderstorms on the 23rd and 24th.
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 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 →An unusually moist, tropical-like air mass settled over Arkansas on the 11th through 13th. Periodic areas of low pressure aloft moving through the area set off rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms became severe.
Read the full account →An unusually moist, tropical-like air mass settled over Arkansas on the 11th through 13th. Periodic areas of low pressure aloft moving through the area set off rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms became severe.
Read the full account →An unusually moist, tropical-like air mass settled over Arkansas on the 11th through 13th. Periodic areas of low pressure aloft moving through the area set off rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms became severe.
Read the full account →An unusually moist, tropical-like air mass settled over Arkansas on the 11th through 13th. Periodic areas of low pressure aloft moving through the area set off rounds of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms became severe.
Read the full account →While no severe weather occurred at the start of the new year, a strong cold front moved into the state bringing a sharp divide to Arkansas with very cold air moving in across the northwest while temperatures approached 80 degrees across the southeast.
Read the full account →A storm system moved into the area Feb 16-17 with moisture increasing on the 16th. Rain and thunderstorms held off until the 17th when widespread precipitation was reported.
Read the full account →For much of the state, May 13th was the end of the heatwave as a cold front moved into the area and showers and thunderstorms developed. Thunderstorms were most widespread on the 15th with several reports of hail as large as golf balls and numerous wind damage reports.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th.
Read the full account →After a brief lull in activity, another area of thunderstorms was noted during the early morning hours of the 21st across mainly northeast Arkansas. A few storms produced wind damage and flash flooding.
Read the full account →After a brief lull in activity, another area of thunderstorms was noted during the early morning hours of the 21st across mainly northeast Arkansas. A few storms produced wind damage and flash flooding.
Read the full account →After a brief lull in activity, another area of thunderstorms was noted during the early morning hours of the 21st across mainly northeast Arkansas. A few storms produced wind damage and flash flooding.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th.
Read the full account →A strong storm system brought multiple rounds of severe weather that led to fairly widespread rainfall and eventually river flooding. One round of severe weather occurred on Monday, April 11th.
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