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Flash Flood — Lawrence, AR

Apr 27, 2014

Property Damage
$488K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A warm front pushed into the northern part of the Mid-South during the late evening on April 27, 2014 and the early morning hours of April 28, 2014. Showers and thunderstorms continued to develop along the stalled warm front through the early morning hours resulting in very heavy rainfall and flash flooding across the Northeast Arkansas.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 514414). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Lawrence, AR

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