Jul 17, 2025
Thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas during the late evening of the 17th and early morning of the 18th, as a low level jet strengthened across the area, forcing warm, moist and unstable air over a stationary frontal boundary that stretched through the region. Slow-moving thunderstorms that moved repeatedly over the same areas resulted in locally heavy rainfall and some flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1280848). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Benton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.