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Flash Flood — Saline, AR

May 1, 2010

Deaths
1
Property Damage
$30K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Warm and humid conditions prevailed in Arkansas on the 1st. The approach of a cold front triggered the development of thunderstorms. Wind shear, a change in wind speed and direction with height, was not as favorable for the development of tornadoes as it was on April 30th. As a result, the tornadoes that managed to form were weaker and did not stay on the ground as long as they did the day before.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 219271). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Saline, AR

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