Flood in Lafayette County, Arkansas
Flood October 27, 2009 · Lafayette County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 30 year old Shongaloo, Louisiana woman drowned during the evening of Tuesday, October 27th in Lake Erling, Arkansas. The woman attempted to go over the spillway on a futon mattress and was supposedly going to ride it on the flood waters running over the spillway. There was approximately 2.5 feet of water going over the spillway at the time. The woman's body was found the next day approximately 75 yards from the spillway. She was caught on the top of a willow tree almost totally submerged by the water.
The wider storm
High water conditions developed on Lake Erling during the middle portions of the month. A fatality was reported during these high water conditions.
Began near Lake Erling (33.1526, -93.6008).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 199043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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