Flash Flood — Cleveland, Arkansas

2018-04-14 · near Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas

Event narrative

Arkansas Hwy 189 was closed to due flash flooding.

Wider weather episode

Numerous supercell thunderstorms moved across Arkansas from the evening of the 13th into the early morning hours of the 14th. These storms produced multiple weak tornadoes and damaging wind gusts across the state. The tornadoes and damaging wind gusts produced primarily light structural damage, and one of the hardest hit areas was a nursing home near Mountain Home that was heavily damaged by 85 mph straight line winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 752585. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.