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Flash Flood — Craighead, Arkansas

May 24, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$50K
Area
Craighead

Event narrative (NOAA)

Heavy rain produced flash flooding in northern parts of Jonesboro in Eastern Arkansas. A boy was swept into a drainage ditch near Burke Avenue and Vine Street and was killed. Several homes were flooded along Burke Avenue and North Patrick Street.

Other notable flash flood events in Arkansas

Montgomery · June 11, 201020 killedScott · May 30, 20135 killedBenton · May 23, 20114 killedMadison · April 22, 20042 killedCraighead · May 24, 20092 killedBenton · April 25, 20112 killed

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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