Flash Flood in Pope County, Arkansas

Flash Flood March 18, 2008 · Pope County, Arkansas

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Minor flooding was reported along side streets in Russellville. Two individuals were rescued from their home in Scottsville before the house floated down the Illinois Bayou. A portion of West Parkway Drive in Russellville was closed due to flooding. North Elizabeth Road, Peaceful Valley Road and Humphrey Road in Dover were closed. Lee Mountain Road was washed out one mile north of Rushing Road. Parts of Arkansas Highway 7 in the Ozark National Forest were affected by washouts and landslides.

The wider storm

Very heavy rain began developing late on the 17th in northern and western Arkansas, and continued on the 18th as a powerful storm system approached from Texas. The system dredged copious moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, and sent it toward Arkansas with a deep southerly wind flow. Well above normal precipitable water was noted, which enhanced rainfall efficiency across the region.

Began near London (35.3370, -93.2581).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Polk County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 86224. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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