Flash Flood, Arkansas
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Arkansas County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Arkansas, April 4 to 5, 1997
Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding over a number of counties. A large number of bridges, roadways and low water crossings sustained damage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding over a number of counties. A large number of bridges, roadways and low water crossings sustained damage. Several home and businesses were also damaged by the high water.
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:12 UTC.
Event by event
12 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Bradley
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Bradley County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Drew
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Drew County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Independence
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Independence County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jackson
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lincoln
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Monroe
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Prairie
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Prairie County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Sharp
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Sharp County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, White
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- White County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Woodruff
- When
- April 4, 9:15 PM CST to April 5, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Woodruff County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 35.186, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 4 to 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Dakota, April 4 to 5, 1997
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, April 4, 1997
- Blizzard in Wyoming, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Blizzard in Nebraska, April 4 to 6, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 4, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 4, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 4, 1997
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 4 to 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 4, 1997
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5598403, 5598404, 5598405, 5598406, 5598407, 5598408, 5598409, 5598410, 5598411, 5598412, 5598413, 5598414.