Flash Flood — Bradley, Arkansas

2018-02-28 · near Carmel, Bradley, Arkansas

Event narrative

Portions of Highway 8 South were closed due to high water.

Wider weather episode

Before the month could end, there was another deluge on the horizon. An active southern stream of the jet drove a storm system toward the region on the 27th. The system triggered the next round of downpours. Rain and isolated thunderstorms arrived during the afternoon and evening of the 27th, and continued through much of the 28th. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in central and southern sections of the state. Forty eight hour rainfall through 600 am CST on March 1st included 4.53 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski County), 4.10 inches at Mount Ida (Montgomery County), 3.42 inches at Pine Bluff (Jefferson County), and 3.02 inches at Hot Springs (Garland County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 742086. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.