Jun 19, 2003
Showers and thunderstorms produced rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches in parts of western Oklahoma including Ellis and Roger Mills counties. Three-inch rainfall amounts were recorded in two hours during the afternoon of the 19th in Ellis County. The heavy rains fell over soils that had been previously saturated by precipitation a few days before, and the resulting runoff produced bankfull conditions along small creeks in the region, and temporarily halted the wheat harvest. In Ellis County, Rock C
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5362817). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Roger Mills County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.