Jul 30, 2016
Showers and thunderstorms developed due to a disturbance which moved towards the region in northwest flow aloft. These storms developed with a moderate to severely unstable atmosphere present with afternoon temperatures well into the 90s and surface dewpoints in the 70s. Once the initial storms developed...additional storms developed along residual outflow boundaries. Large hail and damaging thunderstorm wind gusts were the main results from this convection.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 640839). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ouachita County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.