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Flash FloodScott, Arkansas

May 27, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Scott

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 65 year old female was driving across a low-water crossing when the vehicle was washed off the road. Her two grandchildren were also in the car at the time but were later rescued. She got out of the car and was swept about a half mile downstream and drowned.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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