Arkansas, 2000

Flooding in Arkansas, June 21 to 22, 2000

June 21 to 22, 2000 · NWS TSA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

The Arkansas River near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 22 feet at 12 pm cdt on June 21. 0 feet at 12 am cdt on June 22 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
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 near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 22 feet at 12 pm cdt on June 21. The river crested at 26.0 feet at 12 am cdt on June 22 before falling below its flood stage at 5 pm cdt on June 22.

Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Crawford

When
June 21, 11:00 AM CST to June 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Crawford forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Flood, Sebastian

When
June 21, 11:00 AM CST to June 22, 4:00 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

More

Every storm in Arkansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, June 2000

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: 5152917, 5152918.