Areal flooding was widespread in Arkansas, beginning early in May. The flooding was caused by large amounts of rain on April 30th, and May 1st and 2nd; high water flowing down from Missouri; and backwater flooding from rivers and large creeks and bayous. The Mississippi River was also experiencing unusually high stages, causing the White and Arkansas Rivers to back up near the rivers' confluence. Arkansas Farm Bureau estimated that more than 1 million acres of farmland were under water in the state. The flooding lasted well into May in many counties, and even into June in some of the counties in eastern Arkansas.

Flood in JACKSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: SWIFTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.50M
Crop damage: 10.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Parts of Arkansas Highways 14, 18, 37, 42, 69, 69S, 224, 226, and 384 were closed due to flooding. Jacksonport and areas to the north of town were evacuated; Jacksonport State Park was closed. Flooding in Jackson County continued into June.

Flood in ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: STUTTGART
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 12.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Parts of Arkansas Highways 1, 17, 144, and 146 were closed due to flooding. Lock 2, in a canal connecting the Arkansas and White Rivers, was closed more than two weeks. The lock was forced shut after the overflowing White and Mississippi rivers rose to levels greater than that on the Arkansas. This prevented the canal from emptying into the Mississippi. As a result, barge traffic on the Arkansas was stalled, being unable to reach the Mississippi. Flooding in Arkansas County continued into June.

Flood in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 16-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: JERUSALEM
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.50M
Crop damage: 5.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Parts of Arkansas Highways 95, 113, 124, and 247 were closed due to flooding.

Flood in CLEBURNE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 10-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: PRIM
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Some of the campsites around Greers Ferry Lake were closed due to flooding.

Flood in LOGAN, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 07-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: PARIS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 09-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: TWIN GROVES
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 4.00M
Crop damage: 5.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Many roads around Lake Conway were closed due to flooding, including a portion of Arkansas Highway 89.

Flood in FULTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIDETTE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 3.00M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 10-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: JESSIEVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 3.00M
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Some of the campsites around Lake Catherine were closed due to flooding.

Flood in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 08-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ICO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in HOT SPRING, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 07-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: JONES MILL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in IZARD, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 06-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: HORSESHOE BEND
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.50M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in INDEPENDENCE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: CUSHMAN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.50M
Crop damage: 3.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Parts of Arkansas Highways 14, 37, and 69 were closed due to flooding. Flooding in Independence County continued into June.

Flood in MONROE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ZENT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 35.00M
Crop damage: 15.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Parts of Arkansas Highways 1, 17, 86, 146, and 302 were closed due to flooding. Some parts of the Sheffield Nelson Dagmar Wildlife Management Area were closed due to flooding. Hundreds of people were evacuated south of Clarendon. In the southern part of the county, communities that were flooded included East Lake, Maddox Bay, Green Lake, and Indian Bay. Flooding also occurred at Deep Elm and Lawrenceville. Altogether, about 750 residences in Monroe County were flooded. Flooding in Monroe County continued into June.

Flood in MONTGOMERY, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: PENCIL BLUFF
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 750.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A Boy Scout troop, which had been cut off by flooding at the Albert Pike Recreation Area on the Little Missouri River on the 1st, was rescued by a National Guard helicopter on the morning of the 3rd. The six scouts and two adults were not injured.

Flood in CLEVELAND, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 09-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT ZION
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in CLARK, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: AMITY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

On the 3rd, a woman had to be rescued after her car was washed off Arkansas Highway 7 near Arkadelphia. The water rose up to the steering wheel in the car. The woman had driven around a barricade and received a ticket.

Flood in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 09-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: WYE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 27.00M
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Widespread areal flooding continued from April into May. On the morning of the 1st, Arkansas Highway 300 was closed just west of Arkansas Highway 10 due to a washed-out culvert. Also on the morning of the 1st, U.S. Highway 67/167 was closed by flooding near Little Rock Air Force Base. While this section of the highway reopened on the 2nd, a greater problem developed the same day when another section of the highway flooded between Jacksonville and Sherwood. Hours-long delays were created for motorists trying to travel to and from Little Rock. The section of Highway 67/167 that was closed typically carries about 70,000 vehicles each day. The highway reopened by the 4th. On the morning of the 2nd, six docks and more than two dozen boats broke loose from a marina on the Little Maumelle River. Much of the debris soon floated down into the Arkansas River and continued to the vicinity of Murray Lock and Dam. Pinnacle Mountain State Park was closed due to flooding. Homes were flooded in parts of Sherwood, including Indianhead Lakes and Gravel Ridge. Some homes also flooded in Jacksonville.

Flood in LONOKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 23-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: AUSTIN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 7.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Widespread areal flooding continued from April into May. Parts of Arkansas Highways 13, 236, and 381 as well as U.S. Highway 70 were closed due to flooding. On the morning of the 1st, two sections of U.S. Highway 67/167 Southbound were closed due to flooding, and one section of the highway was closed Northbound. On the 2nd, Arkansas Highway 89 was closed due to high water, and fast-flowing water more than a foot deep was over Kerr Station Rd. On the 3rd, a 55 year-old man drowned when he drove around barricades into flood waters several feet deep on Arkansas Highway 236 northeast of Furlow. His body was not recovered until the 6th.

Flood in DALLAS, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 07-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: CARTHAGE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 750.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in DESHA, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: MITCHELLVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 3.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

The Freddie Black Choctaw Island Wildlife Management Area was closed due to flooding. Flooding in Desha County continued into June along the Mississippi River.

Flood in LINCOLN, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 09-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRADY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 750.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: LANGLEY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in PERRY, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 10-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOUSTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Part of Arkansas Highway 216 was closed due to flooding.

Flood in PRAIRIE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: HICKORY PLAINS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 15.00M
Crop damage: 10.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Part of U.S. Highway 70 was closed by flooding, as were parts of Arkansas Highways 11, 33, and 38. Part of the asphalt pavement on U.S. Highway 70 was scoured away by the water between DeValls Bluff and Biscoe. The force of the water left holes two feet deep on Arkansas Highway 38 in the northern part of the county. Dozens of houses flooded in the Des Arc area and evacuations were necessary in DeValls Bluff. Altogether, more than 270 homes in the county suffered flood damage. On the 4th, a 53 year-old man was found drowned near his home in the North Side community near Des Arc. On the 4th, westbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Biscoe were closed when the White River overflowed onto the freeway. Motorists traveling from Memphis to Little Rock had to exit the interstate at Brinkley, take U.S. Highway 49 north to Fair Oaks, then U.S. Highway 64 to Bald Knob, then U.S. Highway 67/167 to Little Rock. This detour was about 120 miles long. On the 5th, the flood waters overtook the eastbound lanes of the interstate, making it the first time that the interstate had ever been closed by flooding on the White River. Motorists exited the interstate at Hazen and took U.S. Highway 63 to Stuttgart, then U.S. Highway 165 to DeWitt, then Arkansas Highway 1 back to the interstate at Forrest City. The eastbound detour lasted only one day before the White River flooded Arkansas Highway 1 at the Arkansas/Monroe County line and a new detour had to be established. The new detour took cars from Interstate 40 south on U.S. Highway 63 to Stuttgart, east on U.S. Highway 79 to U.S. Highway 49, and then north on 49 back to the interstate. Because the bridge over the White River is old and narrow with very narrow shoulders, trucks were unable to use this route and had to take a much longer detour. Trucks went south to Dumas via U.S. Highways 63, 79, and 65 or via U.S. Highways 63 and 165. From Dumas, the trucks followed U.S. Highway 65 south all the way to Lake Village, crossed the Mississippi River on U.S. Highway 82 through Greenville, Mississippi, and then turned north on U.S. Highway 61 to Memphis. Altogether, the truck detour added about 300 miles onto the trip from Little Rock to Memphis. Water on I-40 eventually rose to the top of the concrete wall in the median. The eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 reopened on the 9th, followed by the westbound lanes on the 11th. Flooding in Prairie County continued into June.

Flood in POPE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 07-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: PELSOR
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: EAST END
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 3.00M
Crop damage: 2.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in SHARP, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: WIRTH
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 4.50M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Four hundred feet of railroad tracks had to be replaced near Williford due to flooding from the Spring River.

Flood in JOHNSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: OARK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 10-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKRIDGE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 750.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Some of the campsites around Lake Norfork were closed due to flooding.

Flood in POLK, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: RICH MTN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in SEARCY, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 08-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: PINDALL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 3.00M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Parts of the Buffalo National River were closed due to flooding, flood damage, and debris piles.

Flood in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 10-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALREAD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.50M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Some of the campsites around Greers Ferry Lake were closed due to flooding.

Flood in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 06-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALLISON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in WHITE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: HICKORY FLAT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 7.00M
Crop damage: 7.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Part of U.S. Highway 67/167 was closed due to flooding near Beebe. Arkansas Highway 36 also flooded, making Georgetown accessible only by boat. Part of the Henry Gray Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area was closed due to flooding. Flooding in White County continued into June.

Flood in WOODRUFF, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: FITZHUGH
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.50M
Crop damage: 7.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Part of Arkansas Highway 33 was closed due to flooding. At the height of the flooding, boats were parked on the courthouse lawn in Augusta. Evacuations were necessary in McClelland, Gregory, Cotton Plant, and Patterson. Flooding in Woodruff County continued into June.

Flood in YELL, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 10-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: WAVELAND
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Some campsites at Waveland Park on Blue Mountain Lake were closed due to flooding.

Flood in BOONE, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 10-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: OMAHA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 4.00M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Some of the campsites around Bull Shoals Lake were closed due to flooding.

Flood in MARION, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 10-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: PEEL
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Some of the campsites around Bull Shoals Lake were closed due to flooding. Part of the Buffalo National River was closed due to flooding, flood damage, and debris piles.

Flood in NEWTON, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 08-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: COMPTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 5.00M
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Parts of the Buffalo National River were closed due to flooding, flood damage, and debris piles.

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

Flooding in Calhoun County continued into June.

Flood in OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 12-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: READER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Part of Arkansas Highway 7 was closed due to flooding.

Flood in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 05-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: COALDALE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 250.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in BRADLEY, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: WARREN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Flooding in Bradley County continued into June.

Flood in DREW, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 07-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCK SPGS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flood in JEFFERSON, ARKANSAS
From 01-MAY-11 00:00:00 to 16-MAY-11 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: REDFIELD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 8.00M
Reported by: Newspaper

Some of the camping areas along the Arkansas River were closed due to flooding.