Flash Flood — Searcy, Arkansas

2024-07-17 · near Rock Spg, Searcy, Arkansas

Event narrative

East of the town of Marshall, parts of Arkansas Highway 74E were covered by high water along with several county roads that were washed out in northeastern Searcy county.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front, located near the Arkansas and Missouri borders, set the stage for a dangerous flood event to unfold on the night of the 16th into the morning of the 17th across north-central into central portions of Arkansas. Rainfall amounts of 4 to 9 inches were measured. This much rain in a relatively short amount of time lead to flash flooding, some of which was significant.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1191122. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.