Arkansas, 2024

Flooding and Freezing Fog in Arkansas, January 23 to 31, 2024

January 23 to 31, 2024 · NWS LZK · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

Heavy rain brought flooding to several rivers in Arkansas in the latter part of January 2024.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 several rivers in Arkansas in the latter part of January 2024.

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Event by event

9 flood, 1 freezing fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Clark

When
January 23, 11:51 AM CST to January 25, 8:14 AM CST
Where
Clark County, 1.53 mi N of Arkadelphia to 3.4 mi NW of Open Banks
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.142, -93.069

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia January 23-25, 2024.

Flood, Saline

When
January 23, 8:51 PM CST to January 24, 4:26 PM CST
Where
Saline County, 1.98 mi WSW of Benton Saline Co Arp to 0.73 mi NNE of Haskell
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.563, -92.634

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Saline River at Benton January 23-24, 2024.

Flood, Clark

When
January 24, 1:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 4.6 mi S of Burtsell to 3.52 mi WSW of Britts
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
33.884, -93.314

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Little Missouri River at Boughton January 24-25, 2024.

Flood, Yell

When
January 24, 5:35 AM CST to 10:52 PM CST
Where
Yell County, 1.38 mi ESE of Corinth to 1.16 mi W of Danville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.059, -93.409

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Petit Jean River at Danville January 24, 2024.

Freezing Fog, Lawrence

When
January 24, 6:53 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
36.041, -91.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Black River at Black Rock January 24-31, 2024.

Flood, Perry

When
January 24, 8:48 AM CST to January 26, 9:41 PM CST
Where
Perry County, 2.89 mi WSW of Houston to 1.04 mi NW of Oak Grove
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.016, -92.748

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River at Houston January 24-26, 2024.

Flood, Ouachita

When
January 24, 2:23 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County, 2.28 mi SW of Kent to 0.81 mi SSE of Collendale
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
33.609, -92.851

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden January 24-31, 2024.

Flood, Woodruff

When
January 24, 10:57 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Woodruff County, 2.97 mi WNW of Augusta to 1.67 mi WSW of Ruffwood
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.294, -91.420

Heavy rain brought flooding to the White River at Augusta January 24-31, 2024.

Flood, Calhoun

When
January 25, 2:55 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County, 6.34 mi S of Artesian to 5.98 mi S of Artesian
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
33.310, -92.491

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam January 25-31, 2024.

Flood, Monroe

When
January 27, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Monroe County, 3.92 mi NNE of Clarendon Muni Arpt to 1.43 mi NE of Roe
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
34.704, -91.379

Heavy rain brought flooding to the White River at Clarendon January 27-31, 2024.

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.
Freezing Fog
Fog that froze on contact with roads, vehicles or structures.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1155830, 1155886, 1155829, 1155828, 1155887, 1155827, 1155885, 1155888, 1155884, 1155889.