May 4, 2021
Clusters of storms, followed by a bowing line of thunderstorms, organized and accelerated east-northeastward during the overnight and wee morning hours. Several pockets of damaging winds accompanied the storms. In addition, a mesovortex along the bowing line of storms produced a tornado near the Mississippi River. A mid-level shortwave trough moved east across the southern Plains. A belt of stronger southwesterly 500 mb winds spread northeast ahead of the trough into southeast Missouri and Arkan
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 953990). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ripley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.