Arkansas
Tropical Storm Allison in 1989 stalled for three days across southeast Texas which lead to prolonged rains across Arkansas. This way, Allison became the wettest known tropical cyclone to impact the state.
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Arkansas |
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| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 353.3 | 13.91 | Allison 1989 | Portland | |
| 2 | 349.8 | 13.77 | Bertha 1957 | Damascus 2 NNE | |
| 3 | 298.5 | 11.75 | Bonnie 1986 | El Dorado Regional AP | |
| 4 | 298.2 | 11.74 | Gustav 2008 | Eudora/Bayou Macon | |
| 5 | 283.5 | 11.16 | Unnamed 1960 | Clarendon | |
| 6 | 265.4 | 10.45 | Frances 1998 | Sparkman | |
| 7 | 248.9 | 9.8 | Hurricane One, 1942 | Springbank | |
| 8 | 246.9 | 9.72 | Delia 1973 | Jessieville | |
| 9 | 236.7 | 9.32 | Elena 1985 | Mountain Home | |
| 10 | 210.6 | 8.29 | Matthew 2004 | Mountain Pine 2NNW and Deer | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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