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Flash Flood — Polk, AR

Jun 1, 2013

The upper level low pressure system that brought severe weather and flash flooding to Arkansas on May 30th and 31st moved closer to the state on June 1st, producing another round of severe weather and flash flooding. By the evening of the 1st, a cold front pushed through Arkansas, bringing drier air into the state. For the 3-day period from May 30th through June 1st, rainfall amounts in the 6 to 11 inch range were recorded in Scott, Polk, Montgomery, and Yell Counties, as well as parts of Hot Sp

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 446063). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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