Arkansas, 1999

Flash Flood in Arkansas, January 30, 1999

January 30, 1999 · 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
$166,000
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 07:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Miller

When
January 30, 1:00 AM CST to 3:30 AM CST
Where
Miller County, Texarkana
Property damage
$166,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reports of flooding throughout the city. Two to three feet of water was reported across Hwy 71. Water made its way into numerous homes. Area declared a disaster area by FEMA. Vehicles were reported stalled and flooded along numerous secondary roads.

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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5681763.