Flash Flood in Sebastian County, Arkansas

Flash Flood August 24, 2019 · Sebastian County, Arkansas

Death

$400K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Portions of Highways 96 and 255 were closed near Lavaca. Portions of Highway 22 were closed near Fort Chaffee. Reportedly, 38 homes were flood-damaged in Fort Smith and seven were flood-damaged in Barling. A woman delivering newspapers drove into flood water across Kinkead Avenue on the east side of Fort Smith, and was washed off the road where she drowned.

The wider storm

A slow-moving upper level disturbance approached the region on the 24th. The atmosphere was very moist across the area ahead of this system, which supported a period of very heavy and persistent rainfall over parts of west central Arkansas. Flash flooding resulted from that excessive rainfall.

Began near Lavaca (35.3300, -94.1800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 850143. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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