May 22, 2020
Thunderstorms developed over western Kansas during the evening of the 21st, to the north of a low pressure system centered over the Oklahoma Panhandle. These storms moved east-southeast and organized into a squall line as they moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 22nd. The strongest storms produced damaging wind and marginally severe hail across northwestern Arkansas as they moved through during the mid morning hours. Strong to severe thunderstorms redeveloped over s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 896480). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sebastian County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.