Flash Flood — Pulaski, Arkansas

2012-03-21 · near Wrightsville, Pulaski, Arkansas

Event narrative

Numerous roads in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, and unincorporated areas of Pulaski County were flooded. Water entered some houses and garages on Stagecoach Rd. in Little Rock. In Little Rock's Boyle Park, the body of a 46 year-old woman was found in Rock Creek near the low-water bridge on the evening of the 21st. She had apparently been in the water since earlier in the day. The circumstances of how she ended up in the creek were unknown, but she had apparently been on foot. The state medical examiner ruled that drowning was the cause of death.

Wider weather episode

A very slow-moving upper level low pressure center brought severe weather, heavy rain, and flash flooding from the 20th through the 22nd. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 21st, some of the larger rainfall amounts included 6.20 inches at Norfork (Baxter Co.), 6.10 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter Co.), 5.88 inches at Damascus (Van Buren Co.), 5.47 inches at Maumelle (Pulaski Co.), 4.90 inches at Clarkridge (Baxter Co.), 4.76 inches at Sherwood (Pulaski Co.), 4.45 inches at Sheridan (Grant Co.), 4.42 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski Co.), 4.38 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.35 inches at Calico Rock (Izard Co.), 4.35 inches at Ivan (Dallas Co.), 4.33 inches at Camden (Ouachita Co.), 4.27 inches at Conway (Faulkner Co.), 4.25 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.10 inches at Moro Bay (Bradley Co.), and 4.07 inches at Mountain View (Stone Co.).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 364127. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.