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Flash Flood — Garfield, OK

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 1185060). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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