Jun 23, 2020
A cold front sagged into the Mid-South and stalled across east-central Arkansas into northwest Mississippi. A strongly unstable airmass combined with enough wind shear to produce numerous thunderstorms. One became severe and produced damaging winds in Helena - West Helena along with some flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 906834). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Phillips County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.