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Flash Flood — Franklin, AR

Apr 4, 2025

Strong thunderstorms developed across portions of northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 4th, as lift associated with an approaching upper level disturbance increased north of a stationary front across northeastern Oklahoma and southern Arkansas. Additional rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms occurred across the area during the evening of the 4th, and then again during the early morning hours of the 5th. Locally heavy rainfall from these multiple rounds of storms result

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1255418). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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