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Flash Flood — Clay, AR

Aug 17, 2024

Property Damage
$50K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A couple of decaying mesoscale convective systems moved out of southern Missouri and north central Arkansas and then merged and intensified over the Mid-South during the early morning hours of August 17. 2024. Storms fed on a fairly unstable airmass across the region and were aided by about 30 knots of bulk shear. There were several instances of damaging winds with isolated large hail and flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1210866). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Clay, AR

This event is one of many recorded floods in Clay County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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