Arkansas, 2019

Flooding in Arkansas, January 1 to 31, 2019

January 1 to 31, 2019 · NWS LZK · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

There was an active Subtropical Jet (river of air over the southern United States) to begin January. A storm system was set to bring increasing moisture and a large batch of rain on the 2nd and 3rd.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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What happened

The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.

There was an active Subtropical Jet (river of air over the southern United States) to begin January. A storm system was set to bring increasing moisture and a large batch of rain on the 2nd and 3rd. This brought some rivers into flood and other rivers continued in flood from December.

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Event by event

7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Yell

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Yell County, 1.18 mi NW of Danville to 0.93 mi WNW of Danville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.062, -93.395

Flooding was noted on the Petit Jean River at Danville.

Flood, Ouachita

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Ouachita County, 1.2 mi NNW of Camden to 1.31 mi NE of Collendale
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
33.596, -92.837

Flooding was noted on the Ouachita River at Camden 1/1 to 1/13.

Flood, Woodruff

When
January 3, 6:45 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 2.95 mi WNW of Augusta to 1.17 mi W of Ruffwood
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.294, -91.419

Flooding was noted on the White River at Augusta 1/3 to 1/31.

Flood, Yell

When
January 4, 7:22 AM CST to January 6, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Yell County, 1.15 mi NW of Danville to 0.88 mi WNW of Danville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.062, -93.394

Flooding was noted on the Petit Jean River at Danville from the 4th through the 6th.

Flood, Clark

When
January 4, 11:42 AM CST to 8:53 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 1.25 mi NE of Arkadelphia to 2 mi E of Arkadelphia Muni Arp
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.131, -93.052

Flooding was noted on the Ouachita River at Arkadelpha on 1/4.

Flood, Woodruff

When
January 4, 5:30 PM CST to January 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 0.84 mi WSW of Riverside to 0.2 mi NNE of Cavell
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.277, -91.244

Flooding was noted on the Cache River at Patterson 1/4 to 1/12.

Flood, Perry

When
January 5, 12:20 AM CST to January 6, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Perry County, 2.13 mi WSW of Houston to 1.46 mi SW of Houston
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.019, -92.735

Flooding was noted on the Fourche LaFave River at Houston 1/5 to 1/6.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 803595, 803607, 803619, 803599, 803609, 803616, 803614.