Feb 21, 2018
Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across much of northwestern Arkansas on the 20th as a cold front moved through the region. A very moist air mass in place ahead of the cold front promoted the development of heavy rainfall from some of this activity. Widespread two to four inches of rain fell across much of northwestern Arkansas through the morning hours of the 21st, with nearly four inches occurring across portions of Sebastian, Franklin, and Madison Counties. This heavy rainfall r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 742669). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Madison County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.