48
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Jackson County, Arkansas: 48 recorded events between 1997 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #639 nationally and #29 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Jackson County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Jackson County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 48 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Jackson County archive, flash flood makes up 9.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #639 for this hazard and #29 within Arkansas, putting it in the 78.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Jackson County with 9 recorded events, while Mar is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | SWIFTON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | DIAZ | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | DIAZ | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | TUCKERMAN | 0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2020 | CAMPBELL STATION | 0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2020 | DIAZ | 0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2020 | DIAZ | 0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2020 | DIAZ | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | SWIFTON | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | BALCH | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jackson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 216
- Hail 114
- Tornado 61
- Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding around the Possum Grape area in Jackson County. A number of secondary roads and bridges were covered by high water and washed out around the area. Several homes also sustained damage from the flood waters.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Jackson County, Arkansas?
48 flash flood events are recorded in Jackson County between 1997 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Jackson County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Jackson County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Jackson County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Jackson County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/jackson-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.