2,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arkansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 very unstable airmass developed across the four state region during the afternoon hours of May 2nd. A weak cold front had moved southward during the morning hours into southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas and had stalled.
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 →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 →Summary of events for May 25, 1998:Several severe thunderstorms moved out of northeast Oklahoma and into northwest Arkansas during the early morning hours of May 25 between 300 AM CDT and 530 AM CDT, producing hail as large as quarters, marginally severe wind gusts, and high…
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 →Thunderstorms developed across portions of northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 28th, near a frontal boundary that stretched across the area.
Read the full account →A cold front pushed into the region during the afternoon of the 22nd. Low level moisture was plentiful and atmospheric instability was high ahead of the front.
Read the full account →A cold front triggered numerous thunderstorms in Arkansas during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 23rd. There were dozens of reports of severe weather, mostly in the form of damaging winds. Tens of thousands of electric customers lost power.
Read the full account →A cold front triggered numerous thunderstorms in Arkansas during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 23rd. There were dozens of reports of severe weather, mostly in the form of damaging winds. Tens of thousands of electric customers lost power.
Read the full account →A cold front triggered numerous thunderstorms in Arkansas during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 23rd. There were dozens of reports of severe weather, mostly in the form of damaging winds. Tens of thousands of electric customers lost power.
Read the full account →Warm, humid, and unstable conditions were in place across the Four State Region on May 9th, ahead of a cold front and attendant shortwave trough that traversed the Southern Plains during the afternoon.
Read the full account →Warm, humid, and unstable conditions were in place across the Four State Region on May 9th, ahead of a cold front and attendant shortwave trough that traversed the Southern Plains during the afternoon.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms moved into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 28th. These storms produced widespread heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding, as well as damaging wind gusts.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms moved into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 28th. These storms produced widespread heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding, as well as damaging wind gusts.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms moved into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 28th. These storms produced widespread heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding, as well as damaging wind gusts.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms moved into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 28th. These storms produced widespread heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding, as well as damaging wind gusts.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms moved into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 28th. These storms produced widespread heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding, as well as damaging wind gusts.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms moved into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 28th. These storms produced widespread heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding, as well as damaging wind gusts.
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