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Flash Flood — Clark, AR

Mar 1, 2018

Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived late in late February. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state. By the time the rain ended, forty-eight hour rainfall amounts through 600 am CST on March 1st included 4.53 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski County), 4.10 inches at Mount Ida (Montgomery County), 3.42 inches at Pine Bluff (Jefferson County), and 3.02 inches at Hot Springs (Garland County).

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 744581). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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