Jul 8, 2019
On the 8th, a deluge in Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) resulted in three to five inches of precipitation in parts of the city (with two inches of this in about 30 minutes). Many roads flooded, and so did a municipal building. This affected local police and fire departments.||It stayed hot during this time frame, with Heat Advisories posted by the National Weather Service. On the 9th, for example, heat indices approached 110 degrees in parts of the south/east.||It stayed hot during this time frame
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 839207). 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.