Mar 3, 2023
Showers and thunderstorms developed over northwest Arkansas during the late morning of the 2nd and moved northeastward while expanding in coverage and intensity during the afternoon and evening as a strong upper level trough moved northeastward from west Texas toward the Missouri and Kansas border. The rain persisted until the late morning of the 3rd. Rainfall accumulations in excess of two inches occurred along and east of a line from Cassville to Osage Beach, with embedded accumulations over t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1088342). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Polk County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.