Mar 2, 2023
March certainly roared in like a lion across the state with back to back severe weather events on March 1st and 2nd into the 3rd. Storms on these days led to a few tornadoes as well as hail as large as 3 inches in diameter. Very heavy rainfall was noted across the area as well which led to flash flooding and widespread river flooding. One fatality occurred because of the flooding in Scott County on March 2nd. ||As the air heated up, and the atmosphere destabilized, severe thunderstorms were trig
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1087243). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Yell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.