May 3, 2017
Very heavy rain fell across the Eleven Point River, Current River and Black River basins in Missouri and Arkansas at the end of April into early. As a result major river flooding occured in Clay, Randolph and Lawrence counties into early May. The levee along the Black River east of Pocahontas failed resulting in flash flooding across parts of Randolph and Lawrence counties. A major disaster declaration was granted for Clay, Lawrence and Randolph Counties.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 698108). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Randolph County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.