Flood in Calhoun County, Arkansas

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in late May.

Heavy rain late in May brought flooding to the Ouachita River and Cache River.

Another round of rain and thunderstorms occurred on May 24th, with some locations seeing locally heavy rainfall, especially across portions of western and eastern Arkansas. A few storms were rotating, but there were no reports of tornadoes or much severe weather at all. Cool temperatures followed in the wake of the storms with another round of coolest high temperature records across northern Arkansas on the 24th. Dry conditions and warming temperatures were in place at the end of the month.