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Flash Flood — Okfuskee, OK

Oct 5, 1998

Summary of flooding events for October 4-5 1998:What started out as Oklahoma's worst-ever October tornado outbreak turned into a widespread and serious flash flood event when a steady train of supercell thunderstorms moving across northeast Oklahoma on the evening of October 4 congealed into a slow-moving line of thunderstorms early on the morning of October 5. This line of thunderstorms remained nearly stationary roughly along I-44 through the overnight and pre-dawn hours of October 5, dumping

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5666778). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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