Flooding in Arkansas Claims the Life of at least 10 Campers!

12:30pm Update:  Officials saying now 12 fatalities in the Arkansas flooding


The cut-off low that was in eastern Texas the past couple of days has moved northeast and caused torrential flooding in parts of Arkansas overnight and this morning hitting Albert Pike Campground in Montgomery County, AR creating significant flash flooding.  The top image is an *estimate* of where the water may have been at the time of the flooding and the bottom image is radar estimated storm total rainfall.

Emergency officials are now reporting at least 10 fatalities from the flooding.  Here are some of the reports in from the National Weather Service in Little Rock, AR:

(6/11/2010 3:14:17 AM) nwsbot: LZK: Albert Pike Recreation [Montgomery Co, AR] law enforcement reports FLASH FLOOD at 03:05 AM CDT -- high water problems were reported at the albert pike recreation area.

(6/11/2010 3:36:59 AM) nwsbot: LZK: Albert Pike Recreation [Montgomery Co, AR] law enforcement reports FLASH FLOOD at 03:30 AM CDT -- law enforcement was trying to move campers to safer locations around the albert pike recreation area...with high water rescues expected.

(6/11/2010 8:15:38 AM) nws-john.robinson: There are confirmed fatalities in the flash flood at Albert Pike Campground in the southwest corner of Montgomery County. Search for others is ongoing at this time.

(6/11/2010 8:22:39 AM) nwsbot: LZK: Albert Pike Recreation [Montgomery Co, AR] emergency mngr reports FLASH FLOOD at 03:13 AM CDT -- *** 4 fatal *** this information is preliminary. emergency management reports at least 4 flash flood fatalities at the albert pike campground in the southwest corner of montgomery county. a search is underway at this time for additional campers...but it is unknown at this time how many other people might be missing.


(6/11/2010 9:21:30 AM) nws-dan.j.koch: We don't know exactly where the deaths occurred at the Albert Pike Recreation area, but we have a survey team headed out there at this time.

(10:49:44 AM) nws-dan.j.koch: We are estimating 6-7" rainfall in the area around the Albert Pike Recreation area that created the flash flooding overnight. This is based on radar reports and rain gage totals.