May 6, 2024
A significant severe weather outbreak, including ten (10) tornadoes, impacted northern and central portions of the WFO Norman Forecast Area during the evening of the 6th into the early morning hours of the 7th. The synoptic pattern across the western half of the Continental United States favored a significant severe weather episode across the region, with a powerful (110-120 knot) upper-level jet streak ejecting across the Central Plains during the evening of the 6th. In concert with robust kine
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1185057). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Payne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.