Arkansas, 2000Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 21, 2000
June 21, 2000 · NWS TSA · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
5 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Flash Flood, Benton
- When
- June 21, 1:20 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $1.2 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy thunderstorms rains including 4.16 inches at Siloam Springs and 3.03 inches at Highfill caused widespread flooding across Benton county. The hardest hit places were Centerton and Siloam Springs where 21 and 18 homes were flooded respectively. A few homes were also flooded in Rogers and a few businesses were flooded in Decatur. The flooding also caused nearly $400,000 in damage to roads and bridges across the county.
Flash Flood, Crawford
- When
- June 21, 2:45 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $210,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.589, -94.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused widespread flooding of roads across Crawford county causing excessive damage to many roads and bridges. Roads near Alma, Dyer, Mountainburg, Chester and Natural Dam were flooded.
Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- June 21, 2:45 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $450,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy thunderstorm rains including 3.44 inches at Cincinnati and 3.38 inches at Prairie Grove caused widespread flooding across Washington county. The main damage was to roads and bridges. However, three homes were flooded in the south part of Fayetteville.
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- June 21, 3:45 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.512, -93.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding of many rural roads across Franklin county. The roads and bridges received some damage. Flood waters also entered a motel in Ozark.
Flash Flood, Sebastian
- When
- June 21, 6:30 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Ft Smith
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused street flooding in the city of Fort Smith.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, June 21, 2000$446,000 · F1 · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 21, 2000$1.0 million · 78 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 21, 2000$50,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 21, 2000$50,000 · 72 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 21, 2000$35,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, June 21, 20002 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 21, 2000$16,000 · 55 kt wind · 7 events
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, June 21, 200015 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 21, 2000$16,000 · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 21, 20001 injured · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 21, 20001 injured · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 21, 20005 events
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: 5152424, 5153054, 5153055, 5152912, 5152913.