Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25K
Area
Craighead
Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain produced flash flooding across Northern Craighead County in Eastern Arkansas. County roads 785, 791 and 792 along with Highway 49 were flooded. A sport utility vehicle was pulling into a flooded driveway off county road 785, which had a bridge over a creek, and was swept downstream. At least 2 feet of water covered the bridge. The SUV was swept 100 yards downstream. A portion of the bridge was washed out. Two people inside the SUV were killed.
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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.