Flood in Ouachita County, Arkansas

Flood May 4, 2009 – May 31, 2009 · Ouachita County, Arkansas

$3.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy to record rainfall produced river flooding along the Ouachita River that had not been experienced since 1990. Numerous parks, county and state roads, and private residences were flooded.

The wider storm

Record rainfall caused river flooding in southwest Arkansas. The Ouachita River and tributaries experienced the highest stages since 1990 and caused Lake Greeson to go over the uncontrolled spillway for only the second time in the history of the reservoir. The last episode for a spill occurred in 1968.

Murfreesboro, Malvern, Leola, and Fordyce set new records for the wettest May ever recorded in those cities.

Began near Tates Bluff (33.8203, -92.9347).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 171978. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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