A very slow-moving upper level low pressure center brought severe weather, heavy rain, and flash flooding from the 20th through the 22nd. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 21st, some of the larger rainfall amounts included 6.20 inches at Norfork (Baxter Co.), 6.10 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter Co.), 5.88 inches at Damascus (Van Buren Co.), 5.47 inches at Maumelle (Pulaski Co.), 4.90 inches at Clarkridge (Baxter Co.), 4.76 inches at Sherwood (Pulaski Co.), 4.45 inches at Sheridan (Grant Co.), 4.42 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski Co.), 4.38 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.35 inches at Calico Rock (Izard Co.), 4.35 inches at Ivan (Dallas Co.), 4.33 inches at Camden (Ouachita Co.), 4.27 inches at Conway (Faulkner Co.), 4.25 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.10 inches at Moro Bay (Bradley Co.), and 4.07 inches at Mountain View (Stone Co.).

Flash Flood in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 02:00:00 to 21-MAR-12 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEDGES
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Extensive flooding occurred along Sylamore Creek. All campers were safely evacuated.

Flood in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 15:30:00 to 22-MAR-12 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WRIGHTSVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Flash flooding earlier in the day became widespread areal flooding, with many creeks out of their banks.

Flood in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 15:30:00 to 22-MAR-12 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARTINVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Flash flooding earlier in the day became widespread areal flooding as creeks flooded.

Flash Flood in SALINE, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 03:00:00 to 21-MAR-12 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELECTRIC
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A number of roads flooded in Saline County. Hurricane Creek left its banks.

Flood in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 08:00:00 to 21-MAR-12 10:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOPEVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rain flooded several county roads in Calhoun County.

Heavy Rain in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 15:30:00 to 20-MAR-12 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: VILONIA
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

An inch of rain fell in 15 minutes.

Flash Flood in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 03:00:00 to 21-MAR-12 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous county roads were flooded.

Flood in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 14:30:00 to 22-MAR-12 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Creeks left their banks, flooding numerous county roads. The county judge declared a disaster.

Thunderstorm Wind in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 17:07:00 to 20-MAR-12 17:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: MIDWAY
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

At a mobile home park, four mobile homes were severely damaged and eight other suffered lesser amounts of damage. Several people were briefly trapped inside the mobile homes, but there were no injuries. The laundromat building had its roof taken off and some of the walls removed.

Flash Flood in FAULKNER, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 03:00:00 to 21-MAR-12 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARTINVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Numerous county roads were flooded. Four homes in the Liberty community and one home in Greenbrier were evacuated due to rising creeks.

Flash Flood in PULASKI, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 03:00:00 to 21-MAR-12 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: WRIGHTSVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 350.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous roads in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, and unincorporated areas of Pulaski County were flooded. Water entered some houses and garages on Stagecoach Rd. in Little Rock. In Little Rock's Boyle Park, the body of a 46 year-old woman was found in Rock Creek near the low-water bridge on the evening of the 21st. She had apparently been in the water since earlier in the day. The circumstances of how she ended up in the creek were unknown, but she had apparently been on foot. The state medical examiner ruled that drowning was the cause of death.

Hail in GRANT, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 14:31:00 to 20-MAR-12 14:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHERIDAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Dime to quarter size hail occurred in and around Sheridan.

Thunderstorm Wind in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 15:53:00 to 20-MAR-12 15:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: DAMASCUS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Roofs were blown off two barns and some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARLAND, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAR-12 20:00:00 to 22-MAR-12 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKE OUACHITA EAST
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

About a dozen trees were blown down on the north side of Lake Ouachita.

Thunderstorm Wind in CONWAY, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 14:33:00 to 20-MAR-12 14:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEWISBURG
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 400.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A severe thunderstorm moved through the east side of Morrilton. The roof of a packaging company was badly damaged. At the Conway County Fairgrounds, the concession stand was destroyed, one end of an exhibition building was blown in, and the restroom building and some of the sports fields were damaged. There was some damage at the Morrilton High School football field. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. About 50 homes suffered damage, primarily from shingles being blown off.  However, several homes were damaged more severely when trees fell into them. One person was injured in a house when a tree fell into it.

Thunderstorm Wind in BAXTER, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 17:07:00 to 20-MAR-12 17:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: THREE BROTHERS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down and the siding was ripped off a home.

Thunderstorm Wind in VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 15:52:00 to 20-MAR-12 15:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: DAMASCUS
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A home anemometer measured a 73 mph wind gust. Several roofs in the area were damaged and a few trees were blown down.

Hail in PIKE, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAR-12 20:07:00 to 22-MAR-12 20:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: TWIN BRIDGE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail up to quarter size fell.

Flash Flood in SCOTT, ARKANSAS
From 22-MAR-12 20:45:00 to 23-MAR-12 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: PURYEAR
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Fourche LaFave River flooded the Dooley Rd. Bridge and many county roads in the southern half of Scott County were flooded.

Flood in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 08:00:00 to 22-MAR-12 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: MOUNTAIN VIEW
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Creeks were out of their banks.

Flood in CALHOUN, ARKANSAS
From 21-MAR-12 10:30:00 to 22-MAR-12 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: THORNTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous county roads were flooded, as were sections of Arkansas 274 near Tinsman and Arkansas 203 near Hampton. The county judge declared a disaster due to the flooding.

Flood in FULTON, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 13:15:00 to 26-MAR-12 00:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: FRENCH
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy rain caused flooding along the South Fork of the Spring River. On the 24th at the Kia Kima Scout Reservation, a 4 year-old boy was helping clean up the area.  According to news reports, a group of older boys left the clean-up site to return to the camping area.  Sometime thereafter, the younger boy asked if he could catch up with the other boys.  At some point, the boy ended up drowning in the river, which was described as high and rolling.  His body was recovered on the 28th.

Thunderstorm Wind in STONE, ARKANSAS
From 20-MAR-12 16:21:00 to 20-MAR-12 16:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARNESS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree was blown down onto Angora Mountain Rd.