Oct 13, 2012
Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of the 13th over central Oklahoma ahead of a cold front moving into the region. These storms moved into eastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening. The storms produced damaging wind across much of eastern Oklahoma. Locally heavy rainfall occurred across portions of Tulsa, Rogers, and Creek Counties. A teenager was drown in a flash flood that occurred in Tulsa County as a result of this excessive rainfall.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 416301). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tulsa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.