Jun 1, 2013
Severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma and southern Kansas along a slow-moving cold front during the afternoon hours of May 31st. Very unstable air ahead of the cold front, combined with strong wind shear, resulted in storms quickly evolving into supercells. These storms produced several tornadoes during the evening hours across northeastern Oklahoma. Severe weather continued into the overnight hours as the storms developed into northwestern Arkansas, where a damaging tornado occur
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 461451). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sebastian County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.