Flash Flooding in Arkansas

Flash Flooding in Arkansas

Five days after deadly flash floods swept through the area, the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this natural-color image of the Albert Pike campgrounds and the surrounding area, including the Little Missouri River and Route 369. Although flood damage is not conspicuous in this image, pre-flood imagery of the area suggests that the large sand-colored patches along the river may be areas scoured by floodwaters.

Early on the morning of June 11, 2010, flash floods raged through the Albert Pike campgrounds. Torrential rains had caused the Little Missouri River to surge more than 20 feet (6 meters) in a matter of hours. As of June 15, the death toll had risen to 20.

NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team. Caption by Michon Scott.

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