Arkansas, 2000

Flood in Arkansas, June 21 to 22, 2000

June 21 to 22, 2000 · NWS TSA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Lee Creek near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 23 feet at 8 am cdt on June 21. 0 feet at 5 pm cdt on June 21 before falling below its flood stage at 5 pm cdt on June 22.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.

Lee Creek near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 23 feet at 8 am cdt on June 21. The river crested at a record level of 27.0 feet at 5 pm cdt on June 21 before falling below its flood stage at 5 pm cdt on June 22.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Crawford

When
June 21, 7:00 AM CST to June 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Crawford 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

More

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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: 5152916.