Flash Flood in Benton County, Arkansas

Flash Flood April 25, 2011 · Benton County, Arkansas

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread heavy rainfall resulted in many county roads becoming flooded and closed. A vehicle was driven around a barricade and was washed off Opal Road at a low water bridge. Two people died in this vehicle.

The wider storm

Periods of showers and thunderstorms resulted in widespread heavy rainfall on the 25th with a frontal boundary extending through northwestern Arkansas and an upper level disturbance approaching the region. These showers and thunderstorms only compounded the already serious flood situation across much of the area. Five flash flood fatalities occurred in northwestern Arkansas on this date as a result of vehicles being driven into flooded areas.

Began near Bella Vista (36.4103, -94.2363).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 296420. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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