Heavy rains continued to occur across the Mid-Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley during the beginning part of May. In addition, spring snow melt across the Dakotas and Minnesota continued to create higher than normal river levels on the Mississippi River. The combination of the snow melt and heavy rainfall produced record breaking flooding on the Mississippi River along with the Black, St. Francis, and L'Anguille Rivers in Eastern Arkansas during the month of May. Numerous roads were flooded and closed as a result. Homes and businesses were flooded in the area. Many farmers lost crops or were not able to plant due to flooded fields. Four deaths from the flooding occurred.

Flood in ST. FRANCIS, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEWCASTLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 752.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Heavy rain during late April into early May caused the St. Francis River at Madison and L'Anguille River at Palestine to rise to near record levels. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May. Several homes sustained minor damage from the flooding.  Several roads were closed and/or damaged. Several hundred acres of cropland was flooded.

Flood in CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: AETNA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Heavy rain during late April into early May caused the St. Francis River at Lake City to rise to tie the all-time record crest set back in 1979. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May. Several homes sustained minor damage from the flooding. Several roads were closed and/or damaged. Several hundred acres of cropland was flooded.

Flood in CROSS, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAY VLG
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Heavy rain during late April into early May caused the St. Francis River to rise to near record levels. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May. Several homes sustained minor damage from the flooding. Several roads were closed and/or damaged. Several hundred acres of cropland was flooded. A man drowned when he disobeyed closed road signs on Highway 42 and drove his vehicle into 12-18 inches of running water that covered the road. The vehicle was then swept away.

Flood in CLAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: POLLARD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.30M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Heavy rain during late April into the beginning of May caused the St. Francis River to rise above flood stage. The river rose to near record levels in the beginning of May and remained above flood stage through the end of May. A break in the levee in Butler County, Missouri, north of Clay County, caused some concern that additional flood water would move into Clay County. However, the water never made it into Clay County. A few homes sustained minor damage. Several roads were closed and/or sustained damage. Several hundred acres of cropland was flooded. A man drowned when his boat capsized in the flood waters.

Flood in LEE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: JOCKS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 550.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Heavy rain during late April into early May caused the St. Francis River and L'Anguille River to rise to near record levels. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May. Several homes sustained minor damage from the flooding.  Several roads were closed and/or damaged. Several hundred acres of cropland was flooded. The Mississippi River was also at near record levels. Backwater from the Mississippi River aggravated flooding further on the St. Francis River and L'Anguille River.

Flood in CRITTENDEN, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRUINS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

The Mississippi River rose to record levels by the beginning and middle part of May. Levees held back the water thus only a few homes along the river were flooded and sustained damage. Several thousand acres of agriculture fields were flooded. Several roads were flooded and/or damaged. The river remained above flood stage through the end of the month.

Flood in MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ST THOMAS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 750.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

The Mississippi River rose to near record levels at Osceola during the beginning and middle part of May. About 50 homes were damaged by backwater flooding from the Mississippi River into tributaries and along the Mississippi River itself. Several thousand acres of agriculture fields were flooded. Several roads were flooded and/or damaged. The river remained above flood stage through the end of the month.

Flood in LAWRENCE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLACK ROCK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 65.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Heavy rain brought the Black River in Black Rock to just under record levels in late April and the river remained above flood stage through the end of May. Homes and businesses sustained minor damage from the flooding. Black Rock and Portia were evacuated, but Portia was spared from any damage.  Many roads and bridges were also flooded and/or damaged. Portions of Black Rock and Powhatan Courthouse State Parks were flooded. Several thousand acres of cropland was flooded as well.

Flood in RANDOLPH, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: POCAHONTAS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 525.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Heavy rain from numerous rounds of severe storms brought the Black River at Pocahontas to record levels during late April which continued through the end of May. The crest surpassed the Flood of 1915. Two levees broke sending water further away from its normal banks. Much of the area around Pocahontas was flooded as a result. U.S. Highway 67 was flooded between Pocahontas and Walnut Ridge. The Current River was also extremely high in Eastern Randolph County. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded. Roads and bridges were flooded and/or damaged. Evacuations occurred in Pocahontas and East Pocahontas. A woman drowned when she drove her vehicle into flood waters on Highway 67 between Pocahontas and the Lawrence County line during the early morning hours of May 3rd.

Flood in POINSETT, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: TRUMANN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Heavy rain during late April into early May caused the St. Francis River to rise to near record levels. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May. Several homes sustained minor damage from the flooding. The city of Payneway had to be evacuated as a result of the flooding. Several roads were closed and/or damaged. Several hundred acres of cropland was flooded.

Flood in CLAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 06-MAY-11 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: DATTO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.30M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Heavy rain brought the Black River near Corning to record levels in late April that continued into the beginning of May. The record crest surpassed the Flood of 1945. Shallow flooding extended for several miles away from the river. Several homes and businesses sustained minor damage from the flooding. Many roads and bridges were closed and/or damaged including Highway 62, Highway 67 and Highway 155. The Clay County Airport was flooded as well.

Flood in GREENE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 15-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: STONEWALL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Heavy rain during the end of April into the beginning of May caused the Cache River to rise above flood stage. Numerous roads were closed and/or damaged. Some homes sustained minor damage. One man drowned while attempting to check on his flooded home. He became disorientated and could not tell where the road and the flood waters were. He drove his vehicle into a flooded ditch as a result.

Flood in PHILLIPS, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: LUNDELL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

The Mississippi River at Helena-West Helena rose to near record levels during the beginning and middle part of May. Helena-West Helena escaped the flood waters by reinforcing the flood wall with sandbags. A residential area off of Highway 44 and Lithium Road was evacuated as a precaution. A few roads were flooded and/or damaged. Several thousand acres of fields were flooded. The river remained above flood stage through the end of the month.

Flood in GREENE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARMADUKE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Heavy rain during late April into early May caused the St. Francis River to rise to near record levels. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May. Several roads were closed and/or damaged. A few homes sustained minor damage. Several hundred acres of cropland was flooded.