47
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Yell County, Arkansas: 47 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #663 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Yell County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Yell County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 47 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 Yell County archive, flash flood makes up 7.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #663 for this hazard and #31 within Arkansas, putting it in the 78.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Sep is the peak month for flash flood in Yell County with 10 recorded events, while Jul 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 10, 2015 | SILLS | 0 | 0 | 2 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | BELLEVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | DANVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | BELLEVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | BELLEVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| May 26, 2021 | GILKEY | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | BLUFFTON | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | DARDANELLE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | CHICKALAH | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | PLAINVIEW | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | ONYX | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Yell County
- Thunderstorm Wind 256
- Hail 156
- Flood 85
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Parts of Arkansas 27, 28, 80, 307, and 309 were flooded, as were numerous county roads. A National Weather Service storm survey indicated that virtually every creek had overflowed from Dardanelle through Danville to Rover and west to Gravelly. Many low-water crossing were flooded with at least 2 to 4 feet of water, as indicated by debris left in trees, brush, and fences. Young Gravelly Rd., just off Arkansas 28, had 6 to 7 feet of water across it at a low-water crossing. Arkansas 28 had some pavement washed away near Gravelly when the Fourche LaFave River overflowed onto the highway.
Several residents near Ola were evacuated due to rising waters from a nearby creek. Flood waters reached the interior of one residence and a church in Ola. Arkansas Highway 28 between Rover and Plainview was closed due to rising waters from Porter Creek. Arkansas Highway 28 was closed between Rover and Briggsville due to a culvert being washed out. County roads and secondary roads in Danville were flooded.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Yell County, Arkansas?
47 flash flood events are recorded in Yell County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Yell County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Yell County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Yell 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 Yell County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/yell-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.