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Flash Flood — Jefferson, OK

Apr 19, 2025

A severe weather and flash flood episode occurred across central and southern portions of the WFO Norman Forecast Area from the evening of the 19th into the early morning hours of the 20th. A slow-moving upper system continued to approach the area on the 19th. This, along with strong/moist low-level ascent atop a quasi-stationary boundary, helped initiate widespread thunderstorms across the region mentioned above. Strong wind shear and instability, especially along and ahead of the surface bound

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1254691). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jefferson, OK

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