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Event Details:
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | ARKANSAS |
| County/Area | HOWARD |
| WFO | SHV |
| Report Source | Law Enforcement |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2019-07-16 03:57 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 1S TEMPERANCEVILLE |
| End Date | 2019-07-16 17:00 CST-6 |
| End Location | 2NNE NASHVILLE |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry drifted north into Northcentral Arkansas during the early morning hours of July 16th. Meanwhile, a very moist air mass lingered south of this remnant center of circulation, as a weak shortwave trough rounded the center, enhancing large scale forcing over Eastern McCurtain County Oklahoma and the northern sections of Southwest Arkansas. Low level warm and moist air was fed into these areas on a west/southwest low level flow, and provided the additional fuel needed to trigger nearly continuous showers and embedded thunderstorms containing locally heavy rainfall, which moved repeatedly over much of Howard, Northern Hempstead, and Northern Nevada Counties. Based on available surface gauges in these areas, widespread rainfall amounts of 6-10+ inches fell through much of the morning hours of the 16th, which resulted in widespread severe flash flooding. A National Weather Service cooperative observer in Dierks (Howard County) recorded 16.17 inches, which set a maximum 24 hour rainfall record for the state of Arkansas, a maximum 24 hour rainfall record for the month of July for Arkansas, and a maximum rainfall record caused by a tropical cyclone or its remnants throughout Arkansas. The heavy rainfall finally exited the northern sections of Southwest Arkansas around midday on the 16th. At least 13 high water rescues were performed, numerous roadways (including portions of Interstate 30 between Prescott and Gurdon) were flooded and closed, with other roadways washed out. Howard County sustained the most significant and widespread flooding, with at least 30-40 structures sustaining flood damage, including the Howard County Sheriff's Office and the Nashville Police Station. Numerous cars were flooded and swept away in Dierks, along with flooding to several structures, and the loss of over 200 head of cattle. In Northern Hempstead and Nevada Counties, structural flooding was more isolated. Numerous roads and bridges were washed out, including state and U.S. highways. In Hempstead County, 20 roads were washed out or damaged. Despite the numerous high water rescues, no injuries or fatalities were reported. |
| Event Narrative | Several roads were underwater and closed in and near Nashville. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| DIERKS | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/15/2019 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIERKS | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/15/2019 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIERKS | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/15/2019 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NASHVILLE | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/15/2019 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NASHVILLE | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/15/2019 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NASHVILLE | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/15/2019 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRESCOTT | NEVADA CO. | AR | 07/15/2019 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRESCOTT ARPT | NEVADA CO. | AR | 07/15/2019 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TEMPERANCEVILLE | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 03:57 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTER PT | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 03:59 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BINGEN | HEMPSTEAD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 05:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BURG | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 05:27 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTER PT | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 06:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIERKS | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 06:37 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIAN | NEVADA CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 06:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIERKS | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 06:50 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DEANEYVILLE | HEMPSTEAD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 07:31 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIAN | NEVADA CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 07:44 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EMMET | NEVADA CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 07:52 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BOUGHTON | NEVADA CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 08:26 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTER PT | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 08:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NASHVILLE | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 08:36 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BINGEN | HEMPSTEAD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 08:50 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NASHVILLE | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 08:59 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DIAN | NEVADA CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BOUGHTON | NEVADA CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 09:16 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NASHVILLE | HOWARD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 09:16 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DOTSON | HEMPSTEAD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 12:06 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DUNLAP | HEMPSTEAD CO. | AR | 07/16/2019 | 15:03 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
