Flood — Jackson, Arkansas
2019-02-22 · near Elgin, Jackson, Arkansas
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 76 year old man passed away after driving into a flooded road along Highway 37 driving from Jackson County towards Independence County. It appeared as though the driver went around four barricades in place for flooding along the highway near Elgin before driving into flood waters. Flood waters were over the highway due to flooding along the Black River at the time of the incident.
Wider weather episode
Heavy rain brought more flooding in the latter part of the month of February 2019.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 816788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.