Arkansas, 2017

Flooding in Arkansas, May 1 to 31, 2017

May 1 to 31, 2017 · NWS LZK · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

Heavy rain at the beginning of the month caused flooding, some major, over much of the area, especially northeast.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$24 million
Events
18

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.

Heavy rain at the beginning of the month caused flooding, some major, over much of the area, especially northeast.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 30, 11:40 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 11:40 PM CST, 20 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Update
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1240 AM CDT Mon May 01 2017

.AVIATION...

Overall VFR flight conditions, with ceilings, will persist through
much of the TAF period. Patchy MVFR ceilings may be seen over
northern AR overnight to early morning Monday, but if any areas form
it is forecast to lift Monday morning. Winds will be elevated from
the northwest to west at 10 to 20 mph with some gusts to 25 to 30
mph. (59)

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...(ISSUED 242 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017)

Short term...Tonight through Tuesday

Light showers will persist for a few hours this evening as upper
level low over eastern Kansas moves off to the northeast. The
actual frontal boundary is moving through the region at this time
and will exit the state this evening. Surface high pressure along
the gulf will dominate for Monday with moisture starting to
increase on Tuesday in advance of the next storm system.

Long Term...Tuesday night through Sunday

Surface low pressure will develop along the stalled frontal
boundary, and drag a cold front across the region Wednesday or
Wednesday night. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible, with
precipitation continuing behind the front, as a closed upper low
passes behind it. Slightly cooler and drier air will follow the
system.

&&

.LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 10:30 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Update
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1130 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-011000-
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Newton-Searcy-Stone-Izard-
Independence-Johnson-Pope-Van Buren-Cleburne-Jackson-Logan-Conway-
Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Scott-Yell-Perry-Polk-Montgomery-Garland-
Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark-Hot Spring-Grant-
Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-
Bradley-Drew-
1130 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Only isolated light showers will be possible over northern Arkansas.
Otherwise, there will continue to be areas experiencing flooding due
to recent heavy rainfall. In some areas roadways will continue to be
impassable due to high water.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday Through Friday

Some areas will continue to be flooding due to the recent heavy
rains. These areas will slowly improve through mid-week with dry
weather conditions in the forecast.

Dry conditions are forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Drier air moves
into the state in the afternoon diminishing rain chances.

The next system will arrive with a warm front Wednesday. Chances of
showers and thunderstorms are expected Tuesday night continuing into
Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are not expected with this system at
this time.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 6:22 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
722 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SULPHUR ROCK            35.75N 91.50W
04/29/2017                   INDEPENDENCE       AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE IN SULPHUR ROCK.

1152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GEORGETOWN              35.13N 91.45W
04/29/2017                   WHITE              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN GEORGETOWN... INCLUDING A
            TREE DOWN ON A HOME.

0316 PM     TORNADO          2 WNW BELLEFONTE        36.21N 93.08W
04/29/2017                   BOONE              AR   NWS STORM SURVEY

            HIGHER END EF1 DAMAGE FOUND BY NWS SURVEY TEAM.

0320 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELLEFONTE              36.20N 93.05W
04/29/2017                   BOONE              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN, BLOCKING PARTS OF
            HIGHWAY 65. ONE HOUSE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE PARTHENON         35.97N 93.23W
04/29/2017                   NEWTON             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A BARGE HAD PART OF THE ROOF BLOWN OFF.

0545 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HARRISON                36.24N 93.12W
04/29/2017                   BOONE              AR   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE ROADS IN AND AROUND HARRISON WERE FLOODED AND/OR
            IMPASSABLE.

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DE WITT                 34.30N 91.33W
04/29/2017                   ARKANSAS           AR   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0628 PM     HAIL             HAMPTON                 33.54N 92.47W
04/29/2017  E1.00 INCH       CALHOUN            AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN HAMPTON.

0645 PM     HAIL             MOUNTAIN HOME           36.34N 92.38W
04/29/2017  E1.00 INCH       BAXTER             AR   STORM CHASER

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CABOT                   34.97N 92.02W
04/29/2017                   LONOKE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CABOT.

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT IDA               34.56N 93.63W
04/29/2017                   MONTGOMERY         AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0827 PM     HAIL             AVILLA                  34.68N 92.58W
04/29/2017  E1.00 INCH       SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PERRY                   35.04N 92.79W
04/29/2017                   PERRY              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN JUST NORTH OF PERRY ALONG HIGHWAY 9 BY CYPRESS
            CREEK

0949 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DAMASCUS                35.37N 92.41W
04/29/2017                   VAN BUREN          AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN IN THE CITY OF DAMASCUS IN ABOUT
            A 100-YARD SWATH.

0953 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARKS                   34.80N 93.95W
04/29/2017                   SCOTT              AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY NEAR THE TOWN OF PARKS

1020 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NORMAN                  34.46N 93.68W
04/29/2017                   MONTGOMERY         AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORTS THAT CARS ARE FLOATING OUT OF PEOPLES DRIVEWAYS
            IN NORMAN.

1026 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PEARCY                  34.43N 93.29W
04/29/2017                   GARLAND            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT GARLAND COUNTY WITH
            PEARCY BEING ONE OF THE HARDER HIT AREAS.

1049 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CASA                    35.03N 93.04W
04/29/2017                   PERRY              AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN CASA

1050 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E RUSSELLVILLE        35.27N 93.05W
04/29/2017                   POPE               AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            POWERLINES DOWN ON CROW MOUNTAIN

1100 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S CONWAY              35.06N 92.45W
04/29/2017  M60.00 MPH       FAULKNER           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM SPOTTER MEASURED 60 MPH WIND GUST

1100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MT IDA                  34.55N 93.63W
04/29/2017                   MONTGOMERY         AR   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL ROADS AROUND MOUNT IDA WERE COVERED BY SEVERAL
            FEET OF WATER AND IMPASSIBLE.

1120 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W LOWER LAKE RECREATI 34.17N 93.14W
04/29/2017                   CLARK              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE

1125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNW BRUMLEY           35.07N 92.43W
04/29/2017                   FAULKNER           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            470 E ROBINS RD IN CONWAY FLOODED.

1135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N WARD                35.04N 91.95W
04/29/2017                   LONOKE             AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HIGHWAY 319 BLOCKED DUE TO TREES DOWN

1140 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CONWAY                  35.09N 92.45W
04/29/2017                   FAULKNER           AR   PUBLIC

            A NUMBER OF ROADS IN THE CITY OF CONWAY ARE UNDER WATER
            AND IMPASSIBLE.

1140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CINNAMON ACRES          34.92N 91.96W
04/29/2017                   LONOKE             AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            DOWNED TREES BLOCKING ROADWAY.

1140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SULPHUR ROCK            35.75N 91.50W
04/29/2017                   INDEPENDENCE       AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOME IN SULPHUR ROCK.

1140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SULPHUR ROCK            35.75N 91.50W
04/29/2017                   INDEPENDENCE       AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOME IN SULPHUR ROCK.

1140 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 N SPRINGFIELD         35.29N 92.56W
04/29/2017                   CONWAY             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HIGHWAY 92... 9... AND 64 FLOODED WITH 2 WATER RESCUES.

1140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE COUNTRY ROAD ESTAT 35.03N 91.98W
04/29/2017                   LONOKE             AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROAD

1143 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MALVERN                 34.36N 92.81W
04/29/2017                   HOT SPRING         AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ON A HOME IN MALVERN

1146 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MORRILTON               35.15N 92.74W
04/29/2017                   CONWAY             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GLEN ROSE               34.46N 92.73W
04/29/2017                   HOT SPRING         AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWERLINES DOWN AROUND GLEN ROSE

1159 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW AUSTIN             34.99N 92.00W
04/29/2017                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

1159 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW WARD               35.04N 91.96W
04/29/2017                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

1201 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HASKELL                 34.51N 92.64W
04/30/2017                   SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON HWY 229 AND FRONT DOOR BLOWN OFF OF
            HASKELL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

1214 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PERRY                   35.04N 92.79W
04/30/2017                   PERRY              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            HIGHWAY 10 AND SMITH CROSSINGS ROAD WEST OF PERRY
            REPORTED FLOODED.

1215 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 WSW CRYSTAL HILL      34.81N 92.34W
04/30/2017                   PULASKI            AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

1216 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 WNW OAK FOREST        34.75N 92.35W
04/30/2017                   PULASKI            AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

1237 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE WEST POINT         35.19N 91.59W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   911 CALL CENTER

            A HOUSE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE.

1237 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HIGGINSON               35.20N 91.71W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AROUND THE HIGGINSON AREA...
            PORTION OF HIGHWAY 11 BLOCKED AS A RESULT.

1238 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N GRIFFITHVILLE       35.14N 91.65W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   911 CALL CENTER

            A TRAILER WAS FLIPPED OVER.

1244 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW GEORGETOWN         35.15N 91.48W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TRAILERS WERE OVERTURNED NORTHWEST OF
            GEORGETOWN...NEAR HIGHWAY 36 AND NIMMO ROAD.

1252 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GEORGETOWN              35.13N 91.45W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN GEORGETOWN... INCLUDING A
            TREE DOWN ON A HOME.

0100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SHERWOOD                34.83N 92.21W
04/30/2017                   PULASKI            AR   SOCIAL MEDIA

            NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED IN SHERWOOD... INCLUDING PARTS OF
            HIGHWAY 167 NEAR MCCAIN AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 107

0200 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE PANGBURN           35.48N 91.77W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   911 CALL CENTER

            A BRIDGE WAS WASHED OUT ON PRINCE REAPER ROAD.

0221 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WOODLAWN ADDITION       35.03N 92.07W
04/30/2017                   LONOKE             AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HIGHWAY 5 NORTH OF MOUNTAIN SPRINGS FLOODED

0225 AM     FLASH FLOOD      KINGWOOD ADDITION       34.93N 92.00W
04/30/2017                   LONOKE             AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HIGHWAY 321 AND HIGHWAY 89 FLOODED.

0227 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNE WOODLAWN          34.93N 91.87W
04/30/2017                   LONOKE             AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HIGHWAY 31 FLOODED WITH SWIFT MOVING WATER OVER THE ROAD

0328 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HAZEN                   34.78N 91.58W
04/30/2017                   PRAIRIE            AR   PUBLIC

            RUNNING WATER ON CITY STREETS

0450 AM     FLASH FLOOD      JUDSONIA                35.27N 91.64W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES WERE ONGOING DUE TO FLASH
            FLOODING.

0450 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE PANGBURN           35.41N 91.81W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   911 CALL CENTER

            CROOK ROAD WAS FLOODED...WITH WATER IN SOME RESIDENCES.

0450 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 S N LITTLE ROCK ARPT  34.82N 92.26W
04/30/2017                   PULASKI            AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MINOR STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF INDIAN
            HILLS.

0450 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ROSE BUD                35.33N 92.08W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   911 CALL CENTER

            20-30 FEET OF SAINT MARYS CHURCH ROAD WAS WASHED OUT.

0455 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SE ROSE BUD           35.28N 92.02W
04/30/2017                   WHITE              AR   911 CALL CENTER

            A BRIDGE WAS WASHED OUT ON FOSTER ROAD.

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MT IDA                  34.55N 93.63W
04/30/2017  M5.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SEVERAL BRIDGES AND ROADS HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT. THERE IS
            A MUD SLIDE ON MANFORD ROAD BETWEEN NORMAN AND CADDO GAP.

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW CABOT              35.01N 92.05W
04/30/2017                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS ARE UNDER WATER.

0530 AM     LIGHTNING        LONOKE                  34.79N 91.90W
04/30/2017                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            THREE HOUSES AND A BARN IN DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE
            COUNTY WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DURING THE NIGHT. THE
            BARN AND TWO OF THE HOUSES WERE DESTROYED.

0538 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LONOKE                  34.78N 91.90W
04/30/2017                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANY ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ARE UNDER WATER. THE
            SHERIFFS OFFICE WAS DISCOURAGING TRAVEL IN THE COUNTY.

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BATESVILLE              35.77N 91.64W
04/30/2017  M4.29 INCH       INDEPENDENCE       AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL AT BATESVILLE LOCK AND DAM.
            CORRECTED REPORT.

0630 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MONTICELLO              33.63N 91.79W
04/30/2017                   DREW               AR   PUBLIC

            SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING.

0630 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 S MOUNT IDA           34.50N 93.63W
04/30/2017  M5.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            5.75 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. 4.75
            INCHES FELL BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MARCHE                  34.86N 92.36W
04/30/2017  M5.38 INCH       PULASKI            AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NNE DAMASCUS          35.39N 92.40W
04/30/2017  M4.28 INCH       VAN BUREN          AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WNW WOOLUM            35.72N 92.70W
04/30/2017  M3.40 INCH       SEARCY             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL FROM THE DENNARD 10 WSW OBSERVER.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CENTER RIDGE            35.37N 92.56W
04/30/2017  M3.85 INCH       CONWAY             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE BEEDEVILLE         35.46N 91.07W
04/30/2017  M5.84 INCH       JACKSON            AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE HATTIEVILLE        35.32N 92.75W
04/30/2017  M2.86 INCH       CONWAY             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N OTTER CREEK         34.67N 92.44W
04/30/2017  M5.00 INCH       PULASKI            AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CRYSTAL VALLEY OBSERVER 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SUBIACO                 35.29N 93.63W
04/30/2017  M2.90 INCH       LOGAN              AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PINE RIDGE              34.59N 93.91W
04/30/2017  M3.42 INCH       MONTGOMERY         AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N LITTLE ROCK ARPT      34.83N 92.26W
04/30/2017  M5.45 INCH       PULASKI            AR   NWS OFFICE

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WITTS SPRING            35.77N 92.87W
04/30/2017  M3.42 INCH       SEARCY             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      DES ARC                 34.98N 91.50W
04/30/2017                   PRAIRIE            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MULTIPLE ROADS ARE
            UNDER WATER...INCLUDING SEVERAL BRIDGES. THE SHERIFFS
            OFFICE WAS DISCOURAGING ANY TRAVEL.

0705 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LITTLE ROCK             34.75N 92.29W
04/30/2017                   PULASKI            AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON CANTRELL ROAD.

0710 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W MURFREESBORO        34.06N 93.71W
04/30/2017  M4.22 INCH       PIKE               AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0713 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CABOT                   34.97N 92.02W
04/30/2017  M5.75 INCH       LONOKE             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0713 AM     HEAVY RAIN       KEO                     34.60N 92.01W
04/30/2017  M3.67 INCH       LONOKE             AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0725 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N HEBER SPRINGS       35.52N 92.03W
04/30/2017  M4.65 INCH       CLEBURNE           AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0730 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GEORGETOWN              35.13N 91.45W
04/30/2017  M7.82 INCH       WHITE              AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NEWPORT                 35.63N 91.24W
04/30/2017  M4.62 INCH       JACKSON            AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL RAINFALL.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CONWAY                  35.09N 92.44W
04/30/2017  M5.79 INCH       FAULKNER           AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL RAINFALL.

0843 AM     HEAVY RAIN       JESSIEVILLE             34.70N 93.06W
04/30/2017  M4.11 INCH       GARLAND            AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

0913 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MAUMELLE                34.87N 92.40W
04/30/2017  M4.18 INCH       PULASKI            AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL.

&&

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Flood, Perry

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 7, 1:52 AM CST
Where
Perry County, 1.81 mi SW of Houston to 1.54 mi SW of Houston
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.015, -92.726

Heavy rain at the end of April led to flooding which continued into May, 2017.

Flood, White

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 2, 7:22 AM CST
Where
White County, 1.04 mi SW of Judsonia to 0.95 mi SW of Judsonia
Cause
Heavy Rain
Crop damage
$1.5 million
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.268, -91.641

Heavy rain at the end of April led to flooding that continued into May, 2017 on the Little Red River at Judsonia.

Flood, Sharp

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to 10:15 AM CST
Where
Sharp County, 0.47 mi SSW of Hardy to 0.42 mi SSW of Hardy
Cause
Heavy Rain
Crop damage
$2.5 million
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
36.314, -91.484

Heavy rain at the end of April led to flooding which continued into May, 2017 along the Spring River at Hardy.

Flood, Woodruff

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 0.74 mi WSW of Riverside to 0.15 mi N of Cavell
Cause
Heavy Rain
Crop damage
$3.5 million
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.278, -91.243

Heavy rain at the end of April led to flooding which continued into May, 2017 along the Cache River at Patterson.

Flood, Izard

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to 7:20 PM CST
Where
Izard County, 1.24 mi W of Calico Rock to 0.58 mi WSW of Calico Rock
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
36.119, -92.152

Heavy rainfall in April caused flooding to begin on the White River.

Flood, Independence

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Independence County, 0.7 mi WSW of Batesville to 2.08 mi SSE of Cushman Jct
Cause
Heavy Rain
Crop damage
$3.5 million
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.766, -91.661

Heavy rain from April caused flooding that continued into May on the White River at Batesville.

Flood, Jackson

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 17, 5:05 AM CST
Where
Jackson County, 1.75 mi SE of Jacksonport to 1.17 mi WNW of Newport
Cause
Heavy Rain
Crop damage
$6.5 million
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.611, -91.300

Heavy rain from April caused flooding that continued into May on the White River at Newport.

Flood, Woodruff

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 31, 10:59 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 2.63 mi WNW of Augusta to 1.1 mi W of Augusta
Cause
Heavy Rain
Crop damage
$3.5 million
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.290, -91.415

Heavy rain from April caused flooding that continued into May on the White River at Augusta.

Flood, Searcy

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to May 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where
Searcy County, 73.66 mi SE of Oxley to 74.31 mi SE of Oxley
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.132, -91.461

Heavy rain from April caused flooding that continued into May on the White River at Georgetown.

Flood, Saline

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to 4:33 AM CST
Where
Saline County, 0.74 mi W of Benton Saline Co Arp to 0.36 mi WSW of Benton Saline Co Arp
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.571, -92.613

Heavy rain from April caused flooding that continued into May on the Saline River at Benton.

Flood, Clark

When
May 1, 12:00 AM CST to 10:50 AM CST
Where
Clark County, 1.25 mi E of Arkadelphia to 1.44 mi E of Arkadelphia
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.123, -93.048

Heavy rain from April caused flooding that continued into May on the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.

Flood, Monroe

When
May 1, 12:30 PM CST to May 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where
Monroe County, 1.4 mi NW of Clarendon to 1.2 mi W of Clarendon
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.691, -91.320

Heavy rain from April caused flooding that began in early May on the White River at Clarendon.

Flood, Prairie

When
May 1, 8:10 PM CST to May 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where
Prairie County, 1.15 mi NNW of Des Arc to 1.92 mi NNE of Harrys
Cause
Heavy Rain
Crop damage
$2.5 million
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.985, -91.509

Heavy rain from April caused flooding in early May on the White River at Des Arc.

Flood, Ouachita

When
May 1, 11:30 PM CST to May 17, 6:55 AM CST
Where
Ouachita County, 1.32 mi NNE of Camden to 1.71 mi NNE of Camden
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
33.599, -92.825

Heavy rain from April and early May caused flooding in early May on the Ouachita River at Camden.

Flood, Clark

When
May 3, 5:22 PM CST to May 4, 11:16 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 1.23 mi E of Arkadelphia to 1.44 mi E of Arkadelphia
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.123, -93.049

Heavy rain in early May caused flooding again in early May on the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.

Flood, White

When
May 3, 6:48 PM CST to May 14, 10:37 AM CST
Where
White County, 1.03 mi SW of Judsonia to 0.92 mi SW of Judsonia
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.268, -91.641

Heavy rain caused additional flooding which continued May 3-14, 2017 along the Little Red River at Judsonia.

Flood, Sharp

When
May 4, 2:45 PM CST to May 5, 10:03 AM CST
Where
Sharp County, 0.52 mi SW of Hardy to 0.35 mi SSW of Hardy
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
36.314, -91.486

Additional flooding continued May 4-5, 2017 along the Spring River at Hardy.

Flood, Independence

When
May 4, 9:50 PM CST to May 6, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Independence County, 0.58 mi SW of Batesville to 1.5 mi SSW of Batesville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.763, -91.656

Heavy rain again caused flooding in early May on the White River at Batesville.

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: 702153, 702155, 702156, 702161, 704298, 704299, 704306, 704311, 704316, 704341, 704343, 704336, 704333, 704358, 704353, 702162, 702159, 704302.