Jun 6, 2019
Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of the 6th. Unseasonably moist air across the region resulted in locally heavy rainfall with one to four inches of rain across the area, and as much as seven inches occurring locally. This heavy rainfall resulted in widespread flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 837435). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Washington County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.