Flood in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Flood March 20, 2011 · Mississippi County, Arkansas

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An elderly man drove his truck into flood waters when he lost control of the vehicle in the current causing the cab to fill with water. The passenger of the vehicle died as a result.

The wider storm

By early March, the Mississippi River began rising above it's banks. As a result, land inside the levee system was flooded. One fatality occurred when a driver drove his vehicle into the flood waters and lost control.

Began near Luxora (35.7493, -89.9279).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 291601. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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