Jan 11, 2020
A cold season quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) moved across the Mid-South during the overnight and early morning hours Saturday, January 11, 2020. Strong southerly winds drew unseasonably warm, moist air northward into the region ahead of a cold front. Early morning temperatures were in the upper 60s and lower 70s with dewpoints in the upper 60s. This aided in the development of uncapped surface-based instability that was more than sufficient to maintain the QLCS. A strengthening shortwave
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 874578). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Craighead County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.