Flood in Jackson County, Arkansas
Flood February 22, 2019 · Jackson County, Arkansas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
Heavy rain brought more flooding in the latter part of the month of February 2019.
Began near Elgin (35.7660, -91.3036).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 816788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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