85
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.8M
Property damage
Flood in Yell County, Arkansas: 85 recorded events between 2008 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #87 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Yell County, Arkansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Yell County is the 2010s, when 47 of the county's 85 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, flood makes up 14.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #87 for this hazard and #5 within Arkansas, putting it in the 97.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flood in Yell County with 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2008 | PLAINVIEW | 0 | 2 | 0 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2025 | GRAVELLY | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | DANVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | DANVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | GRAVELLY | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 30, 2025 | DANVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | DANVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | DANVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | CORINTH | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | CORINTH | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | GRAVELLY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Yell County
- Thunderstorm Wind 256
- Hail 156
- Flash Flood 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
According to police reports, the driver of a small pick-up truck drove around barricades into a flooded portion of Arkansas Highway 28. The motorist continued through about 1/8 mile of flooded roadway until the water got so deep that the truck floated off the highway. The two occupants drowned. Water was reported to be so deep on the highway that only the tops of the guardrails were visible. The highway had been closed and barricaded for more than 24 hours when the fatalities occurred.
Heavy rain caused the Petit Jean River at Danville to go above flood stage. Upstream, Blue Mountain Lake rose to record levels and several feet of water was flowing through the emergency spillway. Numerous county roads were flooded and Arkansas Highways 27 and 10 were affected. Pastures along the river and the Petit Jean Wildlife Management Area were inundated.
Heavy rain caused the Fourche LaFave River at Gravelly to go above major flood level. Parts of Arkansas Highway 28 in multiple locations had to be closed because of high water. At least one person drove off into the floodwaters and lost the vehicle but not their life. Downstream, Lake Nimrod rose to its highest level ever with water more than 4.5 feet deep flowing through the emergency spillway. Some homes were isolated by floodwaters and livestock and infrastructure losses were also noted.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Yell County, Arkansas?
85 flood events are recorded in Yell County between 2008 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Yell County?
The strongest flood on record in Yell County measured 0.
Where does the 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
“Flood in Yell County, Arkansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arkansas/yell-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.