May 22, 2019
Summer returned by the 21st as a ridge of high pressure strengthened over the southeast United States. Storm systems were shoved to the west of the area, and dumped six to twelve inches of rain over northeast Oklahoma in just a few days. The high was strong over southeast Arkansas, but not as dominant across the northern and western counties. This is where the door was open for thunderstorms.||One storm of note cranked out 80 to 90 mph straight-line winds just northeast of Atkins (Pope County).
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 826783). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jefferson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.