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Flash Flood — Pulaski, AR

Jun 29, 2020

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

While it appeared the big storms were over, there was one more round from west central into central sections of the state on the 29th. Clouds and downpours yielded high temperatures of only 77 degrees at Conway (Faulkner County) and North Little Rock (Pulaski County), 78 degrees at Cabot (Lonoke County) and Little Rock (Pulaski County), and 79 degrees at Benton (Saline County) and Malvern (Hot Spring County). Multiple roads were flooded in Hot Springs (Garland County) after three to four inches

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 894436). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Pulaski, AR

This event is one of many recorded floods in Pulaski County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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