Jun 3, 2020
An upper ridge was west of Arkansas and not directly over the state allowing thunderstorms to develop around its eastern periphery. On the 3rd, scattered storms popped up during the heat of the afternoon, with spotty severe weather in the north. There was quarter size hail at Mount Judea, and a tree was toppled onto a home in Parthenon (both in Newton County). Enough rain fell to flood Highway 327 southeast of Jasper (Newton County). There was also a landslide in the same area. ||Early the next
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 894355). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Newton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.