Enter any address in Latimer County, Oklahoma to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from severe thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Latimer County. Between 1994 and 2024, NOAA data recorded 45 flash flood events and 4 general flood events. Recent flash flooding events occurred in April 2017 and June 2017, driven by severe thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims in Latimer County have primarily been filed from Zone A, with an average payout of $15,337 for claims experiencing an average water depth of 1.3 feet. Homeowners in Zone A, and those located near areas prone to rapid rainfall accumulation, should pay the most attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
10 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Latimer County, Oklahoma has recorded 49 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 45 flash floods and 4 river or area floods. The county has received 30 federal disaster declarations, 4 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1968–2021)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Winter Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Dec 26, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 5, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Tornado | May 18, 2013 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Storm | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Storm | Jan 28, 2010 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 10, 2008 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 19, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 29, 2017 | 0.00K (1 deaths) |
| Flash Flood | Jun 17, 2017 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Dec 28, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Dec 27, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 17, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jan 25, 2012 | 25.00K |
| Flash Flood | Mar 20, 2012 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 1, 2011 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Oct 9, 2009 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — May 19, 2025
Severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma along and ahead of a dry line during the afternoon of the 19th, as an upper level disturbance approached the Southern Plains. These thunderstorms moved northeast off the dry line and across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the mid afternoon and evening hours. The atmosphere east of the dry line across eastern Oklahoma became very unstable ...
Flash Flood — Apr 29, 2017
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late evening hours of the 28th over portions of eastern Oklahoma, along and north of a warm front that had moved into the area during the day. These storms produced a strong tornado, hail up to baseball size, damaging wind, and locally heavy rainfall through the early morning hours of the 29th. ||Another round of severe weather developed durin...
Flash Flood — Jun 17, 2017
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a frontal boundary located across southeastern Nebraska during the afternoon hours of the 16th. These storms moved south and southeast across Kansas overnight on the 16th, and spread into eastern Oklahoma during the morning hours of the 17th. The strongest storms produced damaging wind and hail up to quarter size.||The morning storms dissipated as ...
Flood — Dec 28, 2015
A strong upper level low pressure system moved from the desert southwest into the Southern Plains in late December. Unseasonably moist air was in place across the region ahead of this approaching system as Pacific moisture in the mid and upper levels combined with very moist air in the low levels from the Gulf of Mexico. Strong atmospheric lift from the approaching upper level low and a warm fr...
Flood — Dec 27, 2015
A strong upper level low pressure system moved from the desert southwest into the Southern Plains in late December. Unseasonably moist air was in place across the region ahead of this approaching system as Pacific moisture in the mid and upper levels combined with very moist air in the low levels from the Gulf of Mexico. Strong atmospheric lift from the approaching upper level low and a warm fr...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Latimer County, Oklahoma:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Latimer County, Oklahoma that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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