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Flash Flood — McCurtain, OK

May 8, 2015

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the early and mid evening hours on May 8th over northern Red River County Texas, along a weak surface front and ahead of an upper level disturbance approaching from the west. These showers and thunderstorms intensified and slowly drifted northward into southern McCurtain County Oklahoma, producing damaging winds, small hail, and flash flooding in southern McCurtain County and flash flooding over Northwest Red River County. These storms weakene

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 566659). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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