Apr 3, 2008
The event began with a warm front moving north from the Gulf Coast region on the 3rd. The front was followed by above normal temperatures and abundant moisture. There was plenty of fuel for developing thunderstorms. A large area of showers and thunderstorms developed near the stalled front in northern and western Arkansas during the evening of the 3rd. |During the early morning hours of the 4th, it became a heavy rain event.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 91690). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Yell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.