Mar 18, 2008
A deep upper level low pressure system across northern Mexico into the Big Bend area of west Texas moved very slowly towards the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley during the afternoon of March 18th into the overnight hours. Convection developed along and north of the interstate 30 corridor of northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas with widespread flash flooding reported across portions of the region. Along with the flash flooding...severe thunderstorms produced tor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 87585). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McCurtain County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.