Jul 5, 2017
Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours on July 5th, near a weak surface front and south of a closed upper level low pressure system over Eastern Oklahoma that drifted northeast along the Arkansas/Missouri border. These storms continued to develop and move east southeast across Southern McCurtain County Oklahoma into extreme Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas, producing very heavy rainfall as storms moved repeatedly over the same areas. Total rainfall amounts
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 701193). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Franklin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.