Arkansas, 2022

Flooding in Arkansas, January 1 to 26, 2022

January 1 to 26, 2022 · NWS LZK · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Heavy rain brought flooding to some rivers in northeast Arkansas January 1-3, 2022.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 brought flooding to some rivers in northeast Arkansas January 1-3, 2022.

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Event by event

4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Lawrence

When
January 1, 10:37 AM CST to January 18, 4:37 AM CST
Where
Lawrence County, 1.03 mi NNE of Black Rock to 1.75 mi SSW of Powhatan
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
36.114, -91.095

Heavy rainfall brought flooding to the Black River at Black Rock January 1-18, 2022.

Flood, Woodruff

When
January 2, 2:12 PM CST to January 25, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 2.96 mi WNW of Augusta to 2.16 mi WSW of Ruffwood
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.294, -91.419

Heavy rainfall brought flooding to the Whit River at Augusta January 1-18, 2022.

Flood, Randolph

When
January 2, 8:15 PM CST to January 7, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Randolph County, 0.59 mi N of Pocahontas to 1.48 mi NW of Manson
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
36.269, -90.968

Heavy rainfall brought flooding to the Black River at Pocahontas January 2-7, 2022.

Flood, Woodruff

When
January 3, 3:45 AM CST to January 26, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 0.85 mi WSW of Riverside to 0.13 mi W of Cavell
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.276, -91.245

Heavy rainfall brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson January 3-26, 2022.

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: 1004103, 1004104, 1004102, 1004107.