May 1, 2025
Showers and thunderstorms, some of which contained heavy rainfall, continued from the evening hours on April 30th through the early morning hours of May 1st, along and ahead of a weak cold front that slowly advanced southeast into portions of East Texas and Southern Arkansas. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2-5+ inches fell from April 30th through the early morning hours of May 1st generally along the I-20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana, resulting in continued instances of flash flood
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1257522). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cherokee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.