Jul 4, 2015
Convection developed during the predawn hours of July 4th, 2015 across portions of Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas. This convection developed due in part to an area of vorticity in association with an upper level trough axis across the Southern Plains and a strong low level jet. Intense convection at first caused damaging thunderstorm wind gusts but the storms took on a linear fashion and began to train across the same general area of Southwest Arkansas. The result was very heavy ra
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 576024). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hempstead County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.