Flood, Crawford
- When
- June 2, 5:00 AM CST to June 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Flooding in Arkansas, June 2 to 12, 1999
The Arkansas River at Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 22 feet at 600 AM CDT on June 2. 2 feet at 500 AM CDT on June 3 before falling back below flood stage at 900 PM CDT on June 12.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 TSA wrote it up.
The Arkansas River at Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 22 feet at 600 AM CDT on June 2. The river crested at a level of 23.2 feet at 500 AM CDT on June 3 before falling back below flood stage at 900 PM CDT on June 12.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Sebastian
- When
- June 2, 5:00 AM CST to June 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, June 2 to 30, 1999
- Dense Fog in California, June 2, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999
- Hail in California, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 14, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2 to 10, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 2, 1999
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 2, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 2, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, June 1999
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: 5700850, 5700851.