Arkansas, 2017Flooding 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.
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- 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.
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.
&&
62Flood, 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.
- 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.
- Flooding in Idaho, May 1 to 31, 20171 death · $14 million · 10 events
- Flooding in Missouri, May 1 to 6, 20171 death · $18 million · 4 events
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 31, 20171 death · $850,000 · 14 events
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 1, 2017$360,000 · EF2 · 59 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 1, 2017$191,000 · EF2 · 50 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Arkansas, May 1 to 5, 2017$26 million · 6 events
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in New York, May 1, 2017$608,000 · 68 kt wind · 48 events
- Flooding in Missouri, May 1 to 31, 2017$2.9 million · 7 events
- Flooding in Idaho, May 1 to 31, 2017$2.8 million · 2 events
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, May 1, 20171 injured · $200,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, May 1, 2017$256,000 · 88 kt wind · 25 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 1, 2017$560,000 · 70 kt wind · 5 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 702153, 702155, 702156, 702161, 704298, 704299, 704306, 704311, 704316, 704341, 704343, 704336, 704333, 704358, 704353, 702162, 702159, 704302.