March 17-20, 2008 Western Arkansas Storms and Flooding
A large storm system affected Arkansas and Oklahoma as well as much of the southern plains and southern mississippi valley. Many areas received large amounts of rain over a prolonged time which led to serious flooding. There was also severe storms with strong winds, hail, and even a few tornadoes. Here are pics and video I got from the event in Arkansas.
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Mulberry River Flooding on March 18, 2008
Little Mulberry River Flooding on March 18, 2008
Arkansas River Flooding on March 20, 2008
Lightning on the night of the 17th (Monday)
From the 18th (Tuesday). Picture on the left is of broad area of rotation from storm that was ahead of the main line. Picture on the right is of tree down near Caulksville, AR.
From the 18th (Tuesday). From Mulberry River at (from L to R) Oark, Wolf Pen Campground, and overlook above the Little Mulberry/Mulberry confluence
From the 18th (Tuesday). Mulberry River at (from L to R) along Hwy 215, low water bridge not visible, and the Mulberry flowing high over the Pig Trail.
From the 18th (Tuesday). Mulberry River at (from L to R) at Hwy 215/Pig Trail Jct and the other two are from along Hwy 215.
From the 18th (Tuesday). (from L to R) Mulberry River at at Byrds Campground and the Little Mulberry River washes out road.
From the 18th (Tuesday). Little Mulberry River Flood
From the 18th (Tuesday). Little Mulberry River Flood
From the 19th (Tuesday). Little Mulberry River Flood aftermath and deer that got caught in flash flood
The heavy rain in Arkansas and Oklahoma also caused the Arkansas River to exceed its banks as well. On March 19, 2008 the Arkansas River at Van Buren crested at nearly 28 feet. On March 20, 2008 the Arkansas River at Ozark crested at 362 feet which is the 7th highest on record there. Here are a few pictures from of the Arkansas River at the Ozark Lock and Dam.
Rainfall totals map (3-19-2008)
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 840 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...FLOODING RAIN IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN ARKANSAS... WIDESPREAD FIVE TO SEVEN INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURED OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED OVER EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN. PRELIMINARY TOTALS THAT WERE COLLECTED BETWEEN 7 AND 830 AM ARE AS FOLLOWS... SITE COUNTY AMOUNT .REPORTS OF 10 INCHES OR GREATER... MOUNTAIN HOME /PUBLIC REPORT/ BAXTER 12.10 POINT PETER SEARCY 11.10 SILVER HILL SEARCY 10.55 VENDOR /PUBLIC REPORT/ NEWTON 10.00 .REPORTS OF 9-10 INCHES... DEER NEWTON 9.42 .REPORTS OF 8-9 INCHES... MENA AIRPORT POLK 8.35 BUFFALO RIVER AT HARRIET SEARCY 8.17 CALICO ROCK IZARD 8.16 CANEY MARION 8.12 .REPORTS OF 7-8 INCHES... CARVER NEWTON 7.92 MOCKINGBIRD HILL NEWTON 7.49 MARSHALL SEARCY 7.40 BOAT MOUNTAIN NEWTON 7.32 BLANCHARD SPRINGS STONE 7.31 MAMMOTH SPRING FULTON 7.67 CROOKED CREEK BOONE 7.20 COMPTON NEWTON 7.09 .REPORTS OF 6-7 INCHES... MURRAY NEWTON 6.99 MENA COOPERATIVE OBSERVER POLK 6.95 CLARKSVILLE JOHNSON 6.70 PARKS SCOTT 6.35 DOVER POPE 6.23 DANVILLE YELL 6.26 ELIZABETH FULTON 6.26 RATCLIFF LOGAN 6.19 GRAVELLY YELL 6.16 SALEM FULTON 6.16 BULL SHOALS LAKE BAXTER 6.15 HARDY SHARP 6.12 .REPORTS OF 5-6 INCHES... EVENING SHADE SHARP 5.82 CHIMES VAN BUREN 5.71 HARRISON BOONE 5.71 DEVILS KNOB JOHNSON 5.59 MOUNTAIN HOME AIRPORT BAXTER 5.38 CENTER RIDGE CONWAY 5.37 ODEN MONTGOMERY 5.32 BOGG SPRINGS POLK 5.15 HATTIEVILLE CONWAY 5.15 PINE RIDGE POLK 5.13 SHIRLEY VAN BUREN 5.02 .REPORTS OF 4-5 INCHES... GUY FAULKNER 4.71 ANTOINE PIKE 4.41 WOOSTER FAULKNER 4.20 RUSSELLVILLE POPE 4.03 .REPORTS OF LESS THAN 4 INCHES... HOT SPRINGS GARLAND 3.82 NEWPORT WATER PLANT JACKSON 3.50 JONES MILL HOT SPRING 3.32 NEWPORT AIRPORT JACKSON 3.23 OIL TROUGH INDEPENDENCE 2.45 JUDSONIA WHITE 2.29 ARKADELPHIA AIRPORT CLARK 2.26 LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE PULASKI 2.26 NORTH LITTLE ROCK PULASKI 2.11 GEORGETOWN WHITE 2.04 SHERIDAN GRANT 2.01 LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD PULASKI 1.72