Jul 17, 2021
Late on the 16th and into the 17th, downpours developed and remained over the southeast for several hours. By 800 am to 900 am CST on the 17th, the observer at Kelso (Desha County) reported 6.49 inches of precipitation, and Rohwer (Desha County) had 6.55 inches. Near the latter location, Highway 1 was inundated with water and became impassible.||It was the wettest July day at Rohwer (Desha County), and the fourth wettest day all-time locally. It was already the wettest climatological summer (Jun
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 964820). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Desha County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.