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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

Monroe, AR · Apr 13, 2022

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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Flash Flood

Washington, AR · May 5, 2022

A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north as a warm front into northwestern Arkansas during the early…

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · May 5, 2022

A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north as a warm front into northwestern Arkansas during the early…

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Flash Flood

Crawford, AR · May 5, 2022

A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north as a warm front into northwestern Arkansas during the early…

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Apr 13, 2022

A line of thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 13th, as a cold front moved into the area. A strong thunderstorm within the line produced hail up to nickel size.

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Apr 13, 2022

A line of thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 13th, as a cold front moved into the area. A strong thunderstorm within the line produced hail up to nickel size.

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Apr 13, 2022

A line of thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 13th, as a cold front moved into the area. A strong thunderstorm within the line produced hail up to nickel size.

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Apr 13, 2022

A line of thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 13th, as a cold front moved into the area. A strong thunderstorm within the line produced hail up to nickel size.

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Apr 13, 2022

A line of thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 13th, as a cold front moved into the area. A strong thunderstorm within the line produced hail up to nickel size.

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Flash Flood

Madison, AR · Apr 13, 2022

A line of thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 13th, as a cold front moved into the area. A strong thunderstorm within the line produced hail up to nickel size.

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Flash Flood

Carroll, AR · Apr 13, 2022

A line of thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 13th, as a cold front moved into the area. A strong thunderstorm within the line produced hail up to nickel size.

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Flash Flood

Nevada, AR · May 5, 2022

A surface low was centered over the southern Texas Panhandle with a stationary front extending through southern Oklahoma into southern Arkansas eastward into northern Mississippi.

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Flash Flood

Garland, AR · Mar 22, 2022

A strong system brought severe weather to east Texas on the 21st with mostly just rain and thunderstorms across Arkansas, although nickel size hail was reported near Murfreesboro (Pike County).

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Flash Flood

Miller, AR · Aug 9, 2022

A weak upper trough shifted southeast into the Red River Valley of Southern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas during the morning of August 9th, which focused concentrated areas of showers and thunderstorms as it encountered a hot, very moist, and unstable air mass.

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Flash Flood

Union, AR · Jul 3, 2022

A west to east oriented shear axis aloft extended along the Middle Red River Valley of North Texas into Southeast Oklahoma to along the Arkansas/Louisiana border during the morning hours of July 3rd, which enhanced large scale forcing for the development of a concentrated area…

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Flash Flood

Union, AR · Jul 3, 2022

A west to east oriented shear axis aloft extended along the Middle Red River Valley of North Texas into Southeast Oklahoma to along the Arkansas/Louisiana border during the morning hours of July 3rd, which enhanced large scale forcing for the development of a concentrated area…

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Flash Flood

Sebastian, AR · Nov 4, 2022

Severe thunderstorms moved through northwestern Arkansas during the evening of the 4th. The atmosphere became moderately unstable ahead of a cold front approaching from the north and a dry line approaching from the west.

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Flash Flood

Pulaski, AR · Sep 5, 2022

On the 4th/5th, a new cold front drifted into Arkansas from the north and stalled. Surrounding the front, more hit and miss thunderstorms popped up on the 5th, and produced torrential rain in places.

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Flash Flood

Jefferson, AR · Sep 5, 2022

On the 4th/5th, a new cold front drifted into Arkansas from the north and stalled. Surrounding the front, more hit and miss thunderstorms popped up on the 5th, and produced torrential rain in places.

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Flash Flood

Saline, AR · Sep 5, 2022

On the 4th/5th, a new cold front drifted into Arkansas from the north and stalled. Surrounding the front, more hit and miss thunderstorms popped up on the 5th, and produced torrential rain in places.

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Flash Flood

Saline, AR · Sep 5, 2022

On the 4th/5th, a new cold front drifted into Arkansas from the north and stalled. Surrounding the front, more hit and miss thunderstorms popped up on the 5th, and produced torrential rain in places.

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Flash Flood

Union, AR · Jul 3, 2022

A west to east oriented shear axis aloft extended along the Middle Red River Valley of North Texas into Southeast Oklahoma to along the Arkansas/Louisiana border during the morning hours of July 3rd, which enhanced large scale forcing for the development of a concentrated area…

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Flash Flood

Union, AR · Jul 3, 2022

A west to east oriented shear axis aloft extended along the Middle Red River Valley of North Texas into Southeast Oklahoma to along the Arkansas/Louisiana border during the morning hours of July 3rd, which enhanced large scale forcing for the development of a concentrated area…

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Flash Flood

Union, AR · Jul 3, 2022

A west to east oriented shear axis aloft extended along the Middle Red River Valley of North Texas into Southeast Oklahoma to along the Arkansas/Louisiana border during the morning hours of July 3rd, which enhanced large scale forcing for the development of a concentrated area…

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