1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Memphis radar (KNQA), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Rainfall of over three inches in a short period of time produced flash flooding in the eastern part of Craighead county. Streets were flooded in the towns of Bay and Monette with two cars under water in Monette. The flash flooding forced people to use sandbags in Bay.
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