Aug 11, 2008
An upper level ridge which was located across the central and southern plains over the last couple of weeks and resulted in triple digit temperatures across much of the region finally moved west into the inter-mountain west. As a result, southwest Arkansas and northeast Louisiana was put in a more favorable storm pattern being east of the upper level ridge axis. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the southern plains during the overnight hours of August 10th and moved southeast
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 131978). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ouachita County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.