Apr 26, 2025
A slow-moving mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) produced severe weather and flash flooding during the morning and afternoon of the 26th. An initial complex of thunderstorms across southwestern Oklahoma and western-north Texas produced reports of thunderstorm wind damage and large hail, especially with a supercell thunderstorm that moved near the city of Lawton. Areas of persistent heavy rainfall also led to flash flooding across this area, with a flood-related fatality occurring in Lawton as a m
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1254750). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stephens County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.