Heavy Rain in Polk County, Arkansas
Heavy Rain April 25, 2022 · Polk County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This report corrects the source from the previous report from the Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport. The AWOS reported 3.63 inches of rain fell since 855 pm CST and of that, 1.36 inches fell in 20 minutes from 1035 to 1055 pm CST.
The wider storm
After a brief lull in activity, another area of thunderstorms was noted during the early morning hours of the 21st across mainly northeast Arkansas. A few storms produced wind damage and flash flooding. Precipitation did stretch northwestward into portions of southwest Missouri where several inches of rain fell, heavy rain also occurred near Jackson/Independence Counties.
Heavy rain became widespread across western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma Sunday night April 24th into the morning hours of the 25th. Several inches of rain occurred across these areas with some flash flooding occurring. Rises were noted along area rivers, including the Arkansas River.
Began near Mena Muni Arpt (34.5500, -94.2100).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1016005. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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