Jul 6, 2010
A moist, tropical air mass continued over much of Oklahoma during the early part of July. Several days of showers and thunderstorms left behind weak boundaries that became foci for very heavy rainfall. Very little was needed for thunderstorms to develop, as the atmosphere was weakly capped and afternoon heating caused scattered precipitation to develop across the state. An area of heavy rainfall developed over parts of central Oklahoma, with the heaviest rainfall focusing on the southeast half o
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 253277). 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.