Jul 12, 2025
A weak and slow-moving upper trough translated across the WFO Norman Forecast Area on the 12th. A low-level airmass characterized by high humidity and modest buoyancy led to thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. Flooding occurred during the afternoon hours across the western and northern portions of the OKC Metropolitan Area. A pair of weak tornadoes were also observed across north-central Oklahoma given very low cloud bases and localized pockets of sufficient low-level instability/vorticity.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1282640). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Oklahoma County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.