Arkansas, 1999

Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 21 to 22, 1999

January 21 to 22, 1999 · NWS LZK · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Strong to severe thunderstorms continually developed from southwest into central and northeast Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of January 21st. The storms moved northeast over the same areas, with flash flooding occurring.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

Strong to severe thunderstorms continually developed from southwest into central and northeast Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of January 21st. The storms moved northeast over the same areas, with flash flooding occurring. There were scattered reports of roads covered by water, with a few roads closed until the water receded. Where flooding occurred, 2 to as much as 4 inches of rain was received.

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:00 UTC.

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Event by event

10 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Cleburne

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Cleburne County, Southeast Portion
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Clark

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Clark County, Northwest Portion
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Faulkner

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Faulkner County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Garland

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Garland County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Hot Spring

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Hot Spring County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Independence

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Independence County, Southeast Portion
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Pulaski

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Pulaski County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Saline

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Saline County, East Portion
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, White

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
White County, West Portion
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Lonoke

When
January 21, 10:30 PM CST to January 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Lonoke County, Northwest Portion
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.754, -91.889 (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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5684709, 5684710, 5684711, 5684712, 5684713, 5684714, 5684716, 5684717, 5684718, 5684715.