Flash Flood, Newton
- When
- May 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Newton County, 5 mi E of Compton
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -93.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 27, 2000
or about 5 miles east of Compton. A man tried to drive through a low water crossing near the river, and his pickup truck was swept off of the road.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 LZK wrote it up.
Excessive rain caused flash flooding near the Buffalo River near Erbie...or about 5 miles east of Compton. A man tried to drive through a low water crossing near the river, and his pickup truck was swept off of the road. The man was rescued and was not injured.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, May 27, 2000
- Heat in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 27, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Hail in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 27, 2000
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, May 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: 5149271.