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Flash Flood — Cleveland, OK

Jul 9, 2023

An impactful severe weather event occurred across portions of western into central Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 9th. Initially, a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms entered northwestern Oklahoma and slowly organized into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS). Additional organized/severe storms developed across central Oklahoma owing to an increasing low-level jet/isentropic ascent. Sufficient wind shear and instability lead to a mix of supercell and cluster storm m

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1124156). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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