May 31, 2013
An mesoscale convective system developed over Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas and pushed across Northeast Arkansas into West Tennessee during the early morning hours of May 31, 2013. A few severe storms produced damaging winds and flash flooding. A couple of weak tornadoes also occurred.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 457219). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Poinsett County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.