Arkansas, 2010Flooding in Arkansas, January 1 to 31, 2010
January 1 to 31, 2010 · NWS LZK · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
Well-above normal rainfall from previous months, combined with planned reservoir releases, caused many rivers across Arkansas to remain above flood stage into the beginning of 2010.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Well-above normal rainfall from previous months, combined with planned reservoir releases, caused many rivers across Arkansas to remain above flood stage into the beginning of 2010.
Flood, Ouachita
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 7, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, 1.86 mi WSW of Lakeside to 1.15 mi NNW of Kent
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -92.760
Heavy rainfall on the 23rd of December, 2009 caused the Ouachita River at Camden to rise above flood stage on the evening on the 24th of December, remaining above flood stage through the afternoon of the 7th.
Flood, Cleveland
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cleveland County, 1.73 mi NNW of Chowan to 2.96 mi NW of Saline
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 33.944, -92.230
This is a continuation of flooding from December, 2009. The Saline River at Rye remained above flood stage from the afternoon of December 27th through the morning of New Year's Day.
Flood, Woodruff
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Woodruff County, 1.78 mi SE of Goodrich to New Salem
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 35.310, -91.210
This flooding is a continuation of flooding from December, 2009. Heavy rainfall on the 23rd and 24th of December, 2009, caused the Cache River near Patterson to rise above flood stage. The river remained above flood stage through the entire month of January.
Flood, Prairie
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Prairie County, 2.15 mi NNE of Des Arc to 2.82 mi SSE of Enarc
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -91.490
This flooding is a continuation of the flooding from December, 2009. Heavy rainfall on the 23rd of December, 2009, caused the White River at Des Arc to rise above flood stage the evening of the 23rd. The river remained above flood stage through the entire month of January.
Flood, Monroe
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, 3.07 mi SW of Ninety Point to 2.66 mi SSE of Ninety Point
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -91.340
This is a continuation of flooding from December, 2009. Heavy rainfall in early December, combined with planned reservoir releases, caused the White River at Clarendon to rise above flood stage on the 8th and 9th of December. The river remained above flood stage through the rest of December and through the entire month of January, 2010.
Flood, Woodruff
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Woodruff County, 0.37 mi S of Ruffwood to New Augusta
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 35.265, -91.369
This is a continuation of flooding from December, 2009. Heavy rainfall in early December, 2009, combined with planned reservoir releases, caused the White River at Augusta to rise above flood stage in early December. The river remained above flood stage through the rest of December and the entire month of January, 2010.
- 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.
- Cold in Mississippi, January 1 to 14, 20103 deaths · $15 million · 47 events
- Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 5, 20104 deaths · 2 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, January 1 to 5, 2010$3.3 million · 8 events
- Cold in Louisiana, January 1 to 14, 2010$1.8 million · 9 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 5, 2010$1.0 million · 2 events
- Cold in Arkansas, January 1 to 14, 2010$900,000 · 2 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 1 to 4, 2010$245,000 · 10 events
- Cold in Missouri, January 1 to 12, 201029 events
- Drought in Colorado, January 1 to 31, 201021 events
- Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 12, 201017 events
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 1 to 6, 201013 events
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 1 to 3, 201011 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 210721, 210722, 210723, 210724, 210725, 210727.