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The first round of rainfall on May 18 produced widespread totals of 0.5–1 in (13–25 mm) across eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, raising the Arkansas River into flood stage. [5]: 23 With the threat of flood and a tornado outbreak looming, many events scheduled for the evening of May 20 were cancelled or rescheduled.
The 2010 Arkansas floods were flash floods that killed at least 20 people near Langley, Arkansas, United States, in the early morning of June 11, 2010. [2] Heavy, localized rainfall from six to eight inches (150–200 mm) flooded the Little Missouri and Caddo rivers, sweeping through campsites in the Ouachita National Forest .
On the morning of May 23, the Keystone flood gates continued to be lifted as the Flood Pool reached 100% capacity, increasing the flow to 221,000 cfs with plans to raise that to 250,000 cfs by noon. The National Weather Service in Tulsa increased the forecast level of the Arkansas River from 21 feet to 23 feet, putting the river in major flood ...
4:30 p.m. (CDT) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has issued disaster declarations for five counties hit hard by recent storms and flooding. Hutchinson toured flooded parts of the state on Friday. On ...
A rare flash flood emergency was issued for around 5,000 people in Yellville and surrounding areas of Marion County after 6 to 11 inches of rain fell in just four to five hours, according to the ...
Flooding in 1927 severely damaged or destroyed nearly every levee downstream of Fort Smith, and led to the development of the Arkansas River Flood Control Association. [23] It also resulted in the Federal government assigning responsibility for flood control and navigation on the Arkansas River to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE).
During the night of June 10–11, 2010 a flash flood along Little Missouri River killed 20 people in the campgrounds of the Albert Pike Recreation Area. [1] In a matter of less than four hours water rose from three feet to over twenty-three feet. Since that time the U.S. Forest Service has closed the site for further evaluation. [2] [3]
Emergency responders assisted people impacted by flash flooding in El Dorado, Arkansas, on Sunday, July 3, video shows.The National Weather Service recorded up to ten inches of rain in the region ...