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Flash Flood — Johnson, AR

Jun 23, 2019

On the 23rd, the focus was on a couple of big thunderstorm clusters. The first cluster hammered areas north and west of Little Rock (Pulaski County) during the early morning hours, and it had a little of everything. Two weak tornadoes were spawned to the southeast of Paris (Logan County). The tornadoes uprooted or snapped trees, with one of the trees falling through a house. A mobile home roof and porch were also damaged. At Russellville (Pope County), thunderstorm gusts reached an estimated 90

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 835975). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Johnson, AR

This event is one of many recorded floods in Johnson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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