Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998

Name: Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
Start: 1998-05-28T04:37
End: 1998-05-28T04:37
Location: Arkansas

May 28, 1998 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Miller

When: May 28, 4:37 AM CST
Where: Miller County, Texarkana
Property damage: $1.1 million
Coordinates: 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive rain caused numerous flooding throughout the city. U.S. highway 82 at Arkansas 2378 was washed out. A private dam broke which led to the closure of County Road 290. Numerous homes were flooded. The County Judge declared a local disaster and the Red Cross set up emergency shelters. A total of 10.48 inches of rain fell from the storm which was a record for the date. Records began in 1930.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, May 1998

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: 5640599.