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Flash Flood — Custer, OK

Jun 1, 2022

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Storms developed along a stationary boundary in northwestern Oklahoma into the Texas panhandle during the afternoon and evening of May 31st, and lingered into the early morning hours of June 1st. Slow storm motions led to very heavy rainfall and flooding in some locations, with a few reports of severe wind also received.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1039135). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Custer, OK

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

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