Flash Flood Emergency Hits Arkansas After 10 Inches of Rain, Weather Service Says

Published on July 17, 2024

Widespread flash flooding occurred across Arkansas and Missouri on Wednesday, and evacuations were taking place after a significant amount of rain fell in several hours, federal weather forecasters said. A flash flood emergency was issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) for Summit and Yellville, Arkansas, on Wednesday morning. Both Summit and Yellville are located in Marion County, located in the Ozark Mountains. “This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!” the NWS office in Little Rock warned in a Wednesday morning bulletin that has since expired. As of 2:45 p.m. ET, an area of north-central Arkansas and one county in Missouri were under flash flood warnings, according to the NWS....

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