62
Recorded events
20
Direct deaths
27
Direct injuries
$9.9M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Arkansas: 62 recorded events between 1996 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #425 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Montgomery County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 62 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 Montgomery County archive, flash flood makes up 13.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #425 for this hazard and #18 within Arkansas, putting it in the 86.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Montgomery County with 12 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2010 | SLATINGTON | 0 | 20 | 24 | $9.0M |
| May 31, 2013 | PENCIL BLUFF | 0 | 0 | 3 | $500K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | WELSH | — | $1K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | MT IDA | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2025 | MT IDA | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | MT IDA | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2025 | MIMOSA | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | CADDO GAP | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | MANFRED | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 30, 2025 | PENCIL BLUFF | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | STORY | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | SIMS | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Montgomery County
- Thunderstorm Wind 190
- Hail 149
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Brushy Creek washed a house off its foundation about 3.8 miles west-northwest of Pencil Bluff. The house finally stopped moving when it ran up against a tree line. The occupants of the house survived. U.S. 270 flooded near Pencil Bluff and Arkansas 8 flooded near Norman. Numerous county roads were flooded. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 31st, Oden measured 6.13 inches of rain and Pine Ridge collected 5.98 inches. At the Mount Ida airport, rainfall on the 30th measured 3.42 inches, followed by another 1.43 inches on the 31st. Also at the Mount Ida airport on the 30th, 0.66 inch of rain fell in the 5-minute period ending at 6:53 PM CDT, 0.97 inch fell in the 10-minute period ending at 6:54 PM CDT, and 1.20 inches fell in the 15-minute period ending at 6:56 PM CDT.
A motorist reported to the State Police that a 4-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 270 was under water in the vicinity of Blowout Mountain. A National Weather Service storm survey indicated that creeks went far out of their banks in the area north of Oden.
A car was washed into flood waters at Caddo Gap, but the motorist was able to reach safety. Arkansas 88 at Sims was closed. Brushy Creek flooded Brushy Rd. west-northwest of Pencil Bluff in the same area where Brushy Creek washed a house off its foundation early on the morning of May 31st. Several motorists were stranded at Albert Pike Recreation Area when the Little Missouri River flooded a low-water crossing. The motorists were in no danger but had to wait for water to recede before they could cross the river. In addition, a number of county roads were flooded. Three-day rainfall totals for May 30th through June 1st included 10.23 inches at Pine Ridge, 10.16 inches at Oden, 8.65 inches at Mount Ida, and 7.52 inches at Caddo Gap.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Montgomery County, Arkansas?
62 flash flood events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1996 and 2026, causing 20 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Montgomery County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Montgomery County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/montgomery-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.