The month of July experienced multiple days of heavy rainfall, including one early morning that caused flooding in several portions of the Twin Lakes Area and washed out one local bridge. Last month ended up being the second-wettest July at KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station for the National Weather Service in Mountain Home, with three daily rainfall records broken.
The most notable day of the month was July 17. A total of 2.97 inches of rain was recorded at the studios at 7 that morning, breaking the day’s previous mark of 1.2 inches in 1964, but other portions of north central Arkansas saw even more precipitation during that time. According to the National Weather Service office in North Little Rock, more than 7 inches of rain were recorded at the Marion County Airport in Flippin. Multiple water rescues were conducted in Marion County with several roads being flooded.
In Yellville, water ran into multiple businesses and other locations, including the Springs at Creekside Health and Rehabilitation. All of the nursing home’s residents had to be evacuated and were transported to other surrounding facilities.
Several roadways had to be temporarily shut down in Marion County, and one bridge remains closed. The floodwaters washed the Moccasin Creek bridge north of Summit on Marion County Road 8060. Elsewhere, Yellville Mayor Shawn Lane said at one point, he observed flood waters running down Arkansas Highway 14 South and emptying over the bridge down into Crooked Creek.
There were other reports of flooding, including 13 to 15 inches of rain being recorded in Big Flat. In addition, a video was posted on social media of a camper floating down Sylamore Creek near Mountain View. The White River was also full of debris from the heavy rains, temporarily causing concerns in the Izard County town of Guion.
Two other rainfall records were broken on back-to-back days prior to July 17. The rainfall measured on July 9 was 1.37 inches, breaking the day’s mark of 1.03 inches in 2015. The next day’s rainfall was 2.25 inches. The previous record for July 10 was 2.15 inches in 1929.
The total rainfall for last month was 9.64 inches, making 2024 the second consecutive year to enter the top 10 for wettest Julys. Last year, the month had 7.28 inches of rain and is currently the eighth-wettest July on record. The wettest July is 10.76 inches in 1905.
Last month’s rain more than doubled the average precipitation for July. The month finished 5.49 inches ahead of July’s average of 4.15. For the first seven months of 2024, the total precipitation recorded was 37.84 inches. That is 6.94 inches above the period’s average rainfall of 30.9.
The warmest temperature recorded last month was 98 degrees on July 5, and the coolest was 61 on July 19. The average high for the month was 86.8 degrees, and the average low was 67.5.
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