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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.

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Woodruff, AR · Nov 9, 2019

Heavy rain brought flooding to rivers in northeast Arkansas in mid November. ||In the twenty four hour period ending at 700 pm CST on the 7th, 2.95 inches of liquid fell at Harrison (Boone County), with 2.86 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter County), 2.43 inches at Mount Ida…

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Flash Flood

Pulaski, AR · Dec 29, 2021

Other than a couple large hail reports from Dec 29 across Drew and Bradley Counties, there wasn't much severe weather reported across Arkansas near the end of the year, widespread rain and thunderstorms were noted on Dec 29 and again on Dec 31.

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Flash Flood

Hot Spring, 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

Ouachita, AR · Jan 14, 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

Baxter, 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

Jackson, AR · Aug 10, 2023

A strong storm system and associated cold front moved around the periphery of a high pressure system situated over the Gulf of Mexico. The boundary triggered scattered severe thunderstorms in northern Arkansas during the night-time hours bringing to large hail, damaging winds,…

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Flash Flood

Jackson, AR · Aug 10, 2023

A strong storm system and associated cold front moved around the periphery of a high pressure system situated over the Gulf of Mexico. The boundary triggered scattered severe thunderstorms in northern Arkansas during the night-time hours bringing to large hail, damaging winds,…

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Flash Flood

Independence, AR · Aug 10, 2023

A strong storm system and associated cold front moved around the periphery of a high pressure system situated over the Gulf of Mexico. The boundary triggered scattered severe thunderstorms in northern Arkansas during the night-time hours bringing to large hail, damaging winds,…

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Flash Flood

Independence, AR · Aug 10, 2023

A strong storm system and associated cold front moved around the periphery of a high pressure system situated over the Gulf of Mexico. The boundary triggered scattered severe thunderstorms in northern Arkansas during the night-time hours bringing to large hail, damaging winds,…

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Flood

Clark, AR · May 13, 2023

Broad northwest flow aloft brought repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms to Arkansas. A stagnant weather pattern promoted water levels to rise above flood state across portion of Arkansas.

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Flood

Calhoun, AR · May 11, 2023

Broad northwest flow aloft brought repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms to Arkansas. A stagnant weather pattern promoted water levels to rise above flood state across portion of Arkansas.

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Flood

Woodruff, AR · May 13, 2023

Broad northwest flow aloft brought repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms to Arkansas. A stagnant weather pattern promoted water levels to rise above flood state across portion of Arkansas.

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Flood

Saline, AR · May 11, 2023

Broad northwest flow aloft brought repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms to Arkansas. A stagnant weather pattern promoted water levels to rise above flood state across portion of Arkansas.

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Flood

Ouachita, AR · May 12, 2023

Broad northwest flow aloft brought repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms to Arkansas. A stagnant weather pattern promoted water levels to rise above flood state across portion of Arkansas.

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Flood

Clark, AR · May 11, 2023

Broad northwest flow aloft brought repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms to Arkansas. A stagnant weather pattern promoted water levels to rise above flood state across portion of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Saline, AR · Aug 1, 2009

A nearly stationary front near the Arkansas and Louisiana border lifted to the north, allowing warm/humid air to filter into the region from the Gulf Coast. Meanwhile, a new cold front approached from the Plains, and moved into a destabilizing atmosphere.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Baxter, AR · Sep 9, 2010

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.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Johnson, AR · Sep 7, 2010

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Boone, AR · Jul 30, 2009

During the morning of the 30th, a large cluster of thunderstorms known as a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) moved into Arkansas from the southwest. The MCS weakened, leaving behind a Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) or small area of circulation aloft.

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Flood$10K damage

Mississippi, AR · Mar 18, 2008

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Nevada, AR · Oct 13, 2009

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.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Miller, AR · Nov 29, 2009

A strong cold front embedded with a weak short wave of low pressure aloft moved into northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas. Storms developed along this boundary and shear was excessive enough such that a weak tornado developed along the boundary.

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Flash Flood

Benton, AR · Mar 19, 2020

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over northwestern Texas and southwestern Oklahoma during the evening of the 18th. These storms moved northeast and affected portions of northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 19th.

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Flash Flood

Washington, AR · Mar 19, 2020

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over northwestern Texas and southwestern Oklahoma during the evening of the 18th. These storms moved northeast and affected portions of northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 19th.

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