Flash Flood in Perry County, Arkansas

Flash Flood May 17, 2021 · Perry County, Arkansas

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reported that AR-216 was inundated with water.

The wider storm

Early on the 17th, over four inches of rain came down in a hurry across southern Perry and northwest Saline Counties. A couple of miles southwest of Houston (Perry County), water inundated Highway 216. It was the same story to start the next morning in western White and northern Lonoke Counties. This time, Highway 319 was flooded two miles northwest of Ward (Lonoke County). A few trees were knocked down on the 18th by severe thunderstorms. A brief EF-0 tornado occurred near the town of Oppelo.

Began near Houston (35.0000, -92.7400).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF0 Conway County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 960480. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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