Flash Flood — Washington, Arkansas

2008-03-18 · near Johnson, Washington, Arkansas

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused flooding which resulted in roads being closed in the central portion of Washington County. A 48 year old man tried to drive through a flooded low water crossing near West Fork and his vehicle became stranded. He was washed downstream and was found 7 miles away in the White River.

Wider weather episode

Isolated severe thunderstorms and thunderstorms with heavy rain, which resulted in flash flooding, occurred on March 18. This event damaged many county roads and bridges across northwestern Arkansas and combined with previous damages, resulted in a Disaster Declaration for Benton, Carroll, Washington, Madison, Crawford, and Franklin Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 87421. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.