Apr 27, 2014
A round of showers and thunderstorms occurred during the morning of the 27th. Some of the storms produced hail in central Arkansas. New storms during the afternoon dropped hail in the northern and western parts of the state. The cool outflow from the morning storms left a boundary draped across the middle of the state. This boundary separated cool air to the north and much warmer air to the south. During the evening, as a strong area of low pressure approached, a supercell erupted rapidly along
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 506342). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Independence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.