Oct 6, 2019
Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed into northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 6th, as a low-level jet increased across the area, lifting warm and very moist air up and over a slow-moving cold front. The front eventually stalled over southeastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas, with continued thunderstorm development north of it through the day. A large area of northwest Arkansas received between five and eight inches of rain during this event, with portions
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 857786). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Benton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.