Flash Flood in Baxter County, Arkansas

Flash Flood March 18, 2008 – March 19, 2008 · Baxter 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

Many roads were closed across the county and a number of mudslides occurred. Arkansas Highway 201 between Shady Grove and Arkana was flooded, as were County Roads 510 and 10 near Midway, County Road 806 in the Gamaliel area, County Road 63, County Road 65 in the Jordan area, County Road 72 at Plum Tree Lane, County Roads 7 and 1 in the Cotter area, County Road 105 at Norfork, Old Mill Road, and Tucker Cemetery Road.

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 Three Brothers (36.4898, -92.5118).

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 89526. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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