Flood — Ouachita, Arkansas

2009-05-04 to 2009-05-31 · near Tates Bluff, Ouachita, Arkansas

$3.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 171978. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.