May 5, 2022
A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north as a warm front into northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 5th, and then near the Missouri border during the day ahead of a cold front. This pattern resulted in several rounds of thunderstorms across northwestern Arkansas on the 4th through the morning hours of th
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1031890). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Washington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.