2,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arkansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A shortwave moved into the Lower Mississippi Valley triggering numerous showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas during the morning hours of April 13, 2022. Storms eventually organized into a line that swept across the Mid-South.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Ike moved across Northeast Arkansas into Southern Missouri. The storm weakened to a tropical depression as it moved northeast. Tropical storm force winds occurred over Northeast Arkansas as a result. Substantial damage occurred from downed trees and power lines.
Read the full account →Above normal rainfall across Southern Missouri and Northeast Arkansas brought the Black River to record-setting levels from mid-March to the end of March. The record setting levels put pressure on many levees in the area causing a few breaks.
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms, in association with an upper level low pressure system, resulted in excessive heavy rainfall across much of the region on October 13th. Widespread 2 to 4 inches were reported with isolated amounts in excess of 8 inches were reported.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →High pressure approached the region from the Plains, and provided hot and mostly dry weather in the few days leading up to this event. Clusters of storms tended to form to the north of Arkansas around the high.
Read the full account →High pressure approached the region from the Plains, and provided hot and mostly dry weather in the few days leading up to this event. Clusters of storms tended to form to the north of Arkansas around the high.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine passed to the west and north of Arkansas. As a result, tropical moisture was pulled up into Arkansas. A stationary front concentrated the heaviest rain across northern Arkansas.
Read the full account →Two rounds of thunderstorms affected Arkansas on the 13th. The first began in southwest Arkansas during the afternoon and then spread across central and eastern sections.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Heavy rain the first week of April from a slow-moving frontal system produced significant rises on the Ouachita River and tributaries. The combination of high river flows and the excessive reservoir releases from Remmel Dam caused a moderate flood event from just below the dam…
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →A few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms developed through May 5th. The bulk of the active weather took place from late on May 4th into the 5th as a cold front moved into the state from the northwest.
Read the full account →Although the remnants of Isaac were centered over Missouri on the 1st, showers and thunderstorms spiraling in toward Isaac's center affected most of Arkansas on the 1st and into the wee hours of the 2nd.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed in northwest Arkansas during the late afternoon and early evening of May 10th. One of the storms became severe and produced dime size hail 5 miles northeast of Lee Creek.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms during the morning and early afternoon of September 26th produced very heavy rainfall which resulted in widespread flash flooding across northwest Arkansas. One of the storms also briefly became severe and produced a tornado in Lavaca in Sebastian County.
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.
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