Jul 19, 2021
A band of showers and thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours of July 19th across portions of Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas, near a weak surface front and associated upper level trough that slowly sank south into East Texas and North Louisiana by/shortly after daybreak. Given the high moisture content available, adequate forcing aloft and available weak to moderate instability contributed to these storms becoming efficient rainfall producers, resulting in periods of he
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 965687). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Smith County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.