Aug 12, 2020
The heat was tempered on the 11th as storms returned to the region. The fireworks began in northwest sections of the state, and gradually spread to the south and east. By 200 pm CST, temperatures had cooled into the upper 60s to mid 70s in the north/west. It was only 69 degrees at Harrison (Boone County). At Jasper (Newton County), 4.70 inches of rain flooded an apartment building.||Later that night/early on the 12th, it got serious. A large cluster of thunderstorms blew up in west central and s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 912966). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ouachita County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.