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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

Pulaski, AR · Apr 29, 2016

On the 26th, a large upper level storm system moved towards Arkansas from the southwest causing a stalled front in the Plains to move northeast across Arkansas. Thunderstorms along the front surged into Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 27th.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, AR · Apr 29, 2016

On the 26th, a large upper level storm system moved towards Arkansas from the southwest causing a stalled front in the Plains to move northeast across Arkansas. Thunderstorms along the front surged into Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 27th.

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Flash Flood

Clark, AR · Apr 29, 2016

On the 26th, a large upper level storm system moved towards Arkansas from the southwest causing a stalled front in the Plains to move northeast across Arkansas. Thunderstorms along the front surged into Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 27th.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, AR · Apr 29, 2016

On the 26th, a large upper level storm system moved towards Arkansas from the southwest causing a stalled front in the Plains to move northeast across Arkansas. Thunderstorms along the front surged into Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 27th.

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Flood

Conway, AR · Apr 29, 2016

On the 26th, a large upper level storm system moved towards Arkansas from the southwest causing a stalled front in the Plains to move northeast across Arkansas. Thunderstorms along the front surged into Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 27th.

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Flash Flood

Crawford, AR · Aug 15, 2017

Showers and thunderstorms occurred across portions of west-central Arkansas on the morning of the 15th, to the north of a stationary front located south of the Red River.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, AR · Aug 9, 2019

Thunderstorms developed near a frontal boundary during the early morning hours of the 9th, as the low level jet increased across the region. These thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall and moved repeatedly over the same areas, which resulted in flash flooding across…

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Flash Flood

Crawford, AR · Aug 9, 2019

Thunderstorms developed near a frontal boundary during the early morning hours of the 9th, as the low level jet increased across the region. These thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall and moved repeatedly over the same areas, which resulted in flash flooding across…

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Flash Flood

Crawford, AR · Aug 9, 2019

Thunderstorms developed near a frontal boundary during the early morning hours of the 9th, as the low level jet increased across the region. These thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall and moved repeatedly over the same areas, which resulted in flash flooding across…

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Flash Flood

Sevier, AR · Jan 3, 2015

An upper level low pressure system across Southern New Mexico/Northern Mexico began opening up and moved into the Texas Hill Country late on the 2nd and during the early morning hours of the 3rd.

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Flash Flood

Sevier, AR · Jan 3, 2015

An upper level low pressure system across Southern New Mexico/Northern Mexico began opening up and moved into the Texas Hill Country late on the 2nd and during the early morning hours of the 3rd.

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Flash Flood

Pulaski, AR · May 11, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Yell, AR · May 11, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Yell, AR · May 11, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Pike, AR · May 11, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Clark, AR · May 8, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Clark, AR · May 9, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Pike, AR · May 9, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Pike, AR · May 9, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Polk, AR · May 9, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Pike, AR · May 9, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Johnson, AR · May 10, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Polk, AR · May 10, 2015

A large upper level storm system slowly approached the state from the west, pumping in large amounts of moisture into the region. At the same time, surface low pressure developed ahead of this upper level low and moved northeast over portions of Arkansas.

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Flash Flood

Hempstead, AR · Jul 4, 2015

Convection developed during the predawn hours of July 4th, 2015 across portions of Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas. This convection developed due in part to an area of vorticity in association with an upper level trough axis across the Southern Plains and a strong low…

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