Flash Flood — Sebastian, Arkansas

2019-06-23 · near Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas

Event narrative

Several roads were flooded in and around Greenwood. A motorist was driving east on Highway 10 and slid off the wet roadway into Heartsill Creek, where the vehicle overturned and he drowned.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas from the afternoon of June 22nd through the early morning hours of the 24th, as a cold front approached the area from the west. The strongest storms produced damaging wind. In addition, widespread two to four inches of rain occurred across the area, with some areas receiving between five and seven inches during that period. Flash flooding was the result of this excessive rainfall. The widespread, heavy rainfall also resulted in major flooding of Lee Creek near Van Buren, and moderate flooding of the Arkansas River near Van Buren.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 841246. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.