2,237 first-hand accounts of flood events in Arkansas, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Heavy rain brought flooding to several rivers in early May. It was all about the rain in May. High moisture levels yielded heavy downpours and wet conditions from western into central Arkansas.
Read the full account →Heavy rain brought flooding to several rivers in early May. It was all about the rain in May. High moisture levels yielded heavy downpours and wet conditions from western into central Arkansas.
Read the full account →Widespread thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 26th as a cold front moved into the area. These thunderstorms slowly spread into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 27th.
Read the full account →Widespread thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 26th as a cold front moved into the area. These thunderstorms slowly spread into northwestern Arkansas during the morning of the 27th.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state.
Read the full account →High pressure to the west nudged toward the center of the country. A warm front in the southern Plains lifted slowly into Arkansas. Winds around the front became southerly, and moisture increased readily.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms moved southeast into west central Arkansas during the morning of the 16th. Unusually high amounts of moisture in the atmosphere resulted in efficient rain-producing thunderstorms that produced locally heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →By the afternoon of May 9th through May 10th, the atmosphere became very unstable across the region and storms produced large hail and damaging thunderstorm wind gusts across northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas.
Read the full account →A stalled front was in place across the area from Dec 17-18 acting as the focus for widespread rainfall. Initially the heavy rain threat was across northern Arkansas and southern Missouri but by the 18th, rain expanded south.
Read the full account →A stalled front was in place across the area from Dec 17-18 acting as the focus for widespread rainfall. Initially the heavy rain threat was across northern Arkansas and southern Missouri but by the 18th, rain expanded south.
Read the full account →A stalled front was in place across the area from Dec 17-18 acting as the focus for widespread rainfall. Initially the heavy rain threat was across northern Arkansas and southern Missouri but by the 18th, rain expanded south.
Read the full account →A warm, moist, unstable air mass was over Arkansas at the beginning of May. Areas of low pressure aloft moving across the state triggered scattered thunderstorms.||At North Little Rock and Morrilton, the rain contributed to making it the wettest May ever recorded in those cities.
Read the full account →A warm, moist, unstable air mass was over Arkansas at the beginning of May. Areas of low pressure aloft moving across the state triggered scattered thunderstorms.||At North Little Rock and Morrilton, the rain contributed to making it the wettest May ever recorded in those cities.
Read the full account →A warm, moist, unstable air mass was over Arkansas at the beginning of May. Areas of low pressure aloft moving across the state triggered scattered thunderstorms.||At North Little Rock and Morrilton, the rain contributed to making it the wettest May ever recorded in those cities.
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