Flood in Crawford County, Arkansas
Flood May 11, 2015 – May 12, 2015 · Crawford County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A man was swimming in Frog Bayou near Rudy at about 3:15 pm CDT on May 12th. He was taken swiftly downstream and drown. His body was recovered on May 15th.
The wider storm
A slow-moving low pressure trough moved from the Rockies into the Plains during the 9th and 10th. Several disturbances rotating through this trough translated across the Southern Plains during this period. With very moist and unstable air in place over the region, multiple periods of thunderstorms occurred. Locally heavy rainfall as well as severe weather was prevalent across northwestern Arkansas.
Began near Rudy (35.5448, -94.2833).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 583585. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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