Oct 2, 2021
Heavy rain brought flash flooding to central Arkansas. A locally extreme rainfall event provided several inches on October 2. A few rounds of thunderstorms moved across the area bringing some beneficial rainfall to the state. While portions of northern Pulaski and Lonoke Counties picked up around 8 inches of rain, most reporting sites across the state received less than one half inch. A few exceptions included Camden (Ouachita County) where 3.00 inches of rain occurred and Newport (Jackson Coun
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 986661). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pulaski County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.