Jul 3, 2022
A west to east oriented shear axis aloft extended along the Middle Red River Valley of North Texas into Southeast Oklahoma to along the Arkansas/Louisiana border during the morning hours of July 3rd, which enhanced large scale forcing for the development of a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms over portions of Southern Arkansas. A very moist environment was in place across this area as well, which enhanced rain rates as these showers and thunderstorms remained nearly stationary over
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1045070). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Union County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.