64
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Pulaski County, Arkansas: 64 recorded events between 2006 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #62 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Pulaski County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Pulaski County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 64 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 Pulaski County archive, heavy rain makes up 3.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #62 for this hazard and #1 within Arkansas, putting it in the 97.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for heavy rain in Pulaski County with 11 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2014 | CAMMACK | 0 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | (ORK)NO LITTLE ROCK ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | SHERWOOD | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | MAUMELLE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | (ORK)NO LITTLE ROCK ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | (LIT)LITTLE ROCK ADA | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | FERNDALE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | WOODLAND HGTS | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | (ORK)NO LITTLE ROCK ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | SHADY GROVE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | (LIT)LITTLE ROCK ADA | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Pulaski County
- Thunderstorm Wind 726
- Hail 677
- Flash Flood 237
- Tornado 102
- Lightning 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Very heavy rain late on the afternoon of May 25th led to the collapse of the roof over a wing of J.A. Fair High School in southwest Little Rock. The roof fell in over two classrooms. Concrete blocks, lockers, and other debris were scattered down adjacent hallways. Some staff members were still in the building when the collapse occurred, but there were no injuries. Several inches of water covered most of the floors in the school Nearby, a few broken limbs and some small branches in the road indicated that winds from the thunderstorm did not likely exceed 40 mph.
Little Rock's Adams Field measured 6.06 inches on the 21st, making it the 9th wettest day in the history of Little Rock's weather records (which began in 1877). It was the 2nd wettest day ever recorded in the month of November. It was also easily a record for the date. The previous record for the 21st was 1.54 inches in 1934. Of the 6.06 inches, 4.74 inches fell between Midnight and 6 AM. Brief periods of intense rainfall were noted, with 0.78 inch falling between 1:24 and 1:37 AM, and 1.44 inches falling between 3:16 and 3:38 AM.
In North Little Rock, October was the wettest month ever recorded. In addition, October's rainfall caused North Little Rock to break the record for the wettest year ever recorded in the city. Rainfall records began in 1976.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Pulaski County, Arkansas?
64 heavy rain events are recorded in Pulaski County between 2006 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Pulaski County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Pulaski County measured 0.
Where does the heavy rain data for Pulaski 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
“Heavy Rain in Pulaski County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/pulaski-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.