Flood in Saline County, Arkansas

Flood March 19, 2008 – March 20, 2008 · Saline County, Arkansas

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

$15K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain caused the Saline River near Benton to go above flood stage. County roads along the river were flooded. Agricultural losses were primarily flooded pastures and the possible loss of a few head of cattle.

The wider storm

Very heavy rain began developing late on the 17th in northern and western Arkansas, and continued on the 18th and early on the 19th 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 Benton Saline Co Arp (34.5504, -92.6261).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 88880. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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