Arkansas, 2010

Flooding in Arkansas, July 13 to 31, 2010

July 13 to 31, 2010 · NWS LZK · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Rainfall caused the White and Cache Rivers to rise above flood stage during the middle of July.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6,000
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

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Rainfall caused the White and Cache Rivers to rise above flood stage during the middle of July.

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2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Woodruff

When
July 13, 3:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 0.96 mi NNW of Patterson to 0.6 mi NW of Patterson
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.263, -91.237

Rainfall upstream caused the Cache River at Patterson to rise above flood stage during the early morning hours of the 13th. The river remained above flood stage into August.

Flood, Woodruff

When
July 14, 1:25 PM CST to July 16, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 1.43 mi NNE of Augusta to 2.14 mi SSW of New Augusta
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.300, -91.363

Rainfall upstream caused the White River at Augusta to rise above flood stage during the afternoon hours of the 14th, before falling below flood stage during the afternoon of the 16th.

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.

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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: 251883, 251885.