Aug 10, 2013
A nearly stationary front in Arkansas, unusually high water content of the atmosphere, and occasional areas of low pressure aloft moving across the state brought heavy rain, some flash flooding, and a few severe storms from the 8th through the 11th. ||Some of the larger rainfall amounts for each day (for the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the stated date) included: |8th: 4.80 inches 2 miles south of Omaha (Boone Co.).|9th: 3.89 inches at the Searcy Airport (White Co.), 3.81 inches 4.1 miles
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 466840). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Newton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.