Mar 3, 2023
Thunderstorms developed across southeastern Oklahoma during the midday hours of the 2nd, north of a warm front over Texas. Another round of thunderstorms developed during the evening hours as the warm front moved northward into the area, and an upper level low pressure system approached. The showers and thunderstorms moved east of the area during the morning of the 3rd, after producing widespread three to six inches of rainfall across much of southeastern Oklahoma. This widespread heavy rainfall
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1089027). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Le Flore County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.