Jun 18, 2010
A frontal system over the area brought two rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the mid Mississippi Valley on June 18. The first was during the midday to early afternoon hours, quickly followed by the second round in the late afternoon and evening. While there were scattered reports of hail, heavy rain and damaging winds were reported across much of the area. As a result of the torrential rains, flash flooding was rather widespread. Rainfall totals through mid evening were widely varied; rang
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 244442). 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.