May 19, 2025
Severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma along and ahead of a dry line during the afternoon of the 19th, as an upper level disturbance approached the Southern Plains. These thunderstorms moved northeast off the dry line and across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the mid afternoon and evening hours. The atmosphere east of the dry line across eastern Oklahoma became very unstable during the afternoon and evening, and this instability combined with strong deep-layer and low-level wi
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1263219). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pittsburg County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.