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Flood — Greene, AR

Mar 18, 2008

Property Damage
$75K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Above normal rainfall across Southern Missouri and Northeast Arkansas brought the Black River to record-setting levels from mid-March to the end of March. The record setting levels put pressure on many levees in the area causing a few breaks. Numerous roads were closed due to the flooding and many homes were inundated with flood waters.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 91248). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Greene, AR

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

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