Flash Flood — Washington, Arkansas

2004-04-22 to 2004-04-24 · near Countywide, Washington, Arkansas

Event narrative

Several rounds of thunderstorms pelted Washington county during the April 20s. For the 72 hour period ending a 7 am cdt Fayetteville and Prairie Grove has 7.41 and 7.33 inches of rain respectively. This heavy rain caused rounds of flash flooding from the evening of April 22nd to the daytime hours of April 24th. Numerous county roads were flooded and damaged during that time span. Damage to the roads was estimated to be in excess of $6 million. Roads were not the only things damaged. A train track near Greenland was washed out. Several 40 foot metal shipping containers were washed into the Illinois river near Hogeye. As many as 40 to 50 homes sustained damage. Many of those homes were in the Goshen and Elkins areas. On April 25th, the governor of Arkansas declared the county a disaster area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5392344. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.