Arkansas, 2024

Flood in Arkansas, January 29 to 30, 2024

January 29 to 30, 2024 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rain brought flooding to north Arkansas on the Black River January 29-30, 2024.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 north Arkansas on the Black River January 29-30, 2024.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Randolph

When
January 29, 9:15 AM CST to January 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Randolph County, 1.61 mi N of Pocahontas to 2.65 mi SW of Pocahontas
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
36.283, -90.964

Heavy rain brought flooding to the Black River at Pocahontas January 29-30, 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.

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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: 1155890.