Flash Flood in Craighead County, Arkansas

Flash Flood May 24, 2016 · Craighead County, Arkansas

Injury

$2.1M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Street flooding reported in west Jonesboro with 6 to 8 inches of water covering roadways at the intersection of Matthews and Madison roads. Several roadways across town have been closed by Law Enforcement. Stranded cars in flood water have also been reported. One child was swept into a storm drain and suffered injuries in the Wesley Court section of Jonesboro.

The wider storm

A slow moving cold front pushed into portions of Northeast Arkansas during the late afternoon of May 24th. Thunderstorms developed in an unstable airmass with little to no steering flow, allowing them to sit and train over the same area. The city of Jonesboro was hardest hit.

Began near Oak Ridge (35.8590, -90.7498).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 633745. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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