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Flash Flood — Creek, OK

May 24, 2022

Showers and thunderstorms produced widespread heavy rainfall across portions of northeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 24th, as they moved repeatedly across some of the same areas for a number of hours. Three to six inches of rain fell across northern Creek County, where flash flooding occurred.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1027105). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Creek, OK

This event is one of many recorded floods in Creek County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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