Apr 26, 1999
Summary of flash flooding on April 26 1999:Following three to five inches of rain on April 25, a broad band of rain and thunderstorms shifted across all of eastern Oklahoma on the morning of April 26 in advance of a closed upper-level low. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches of rain fell, bringing two-day rainfall totals for much of northeast Oklahoma into the 5- to 7-inch range. With grounds already saturated from rains the day before and creeks already flowing high, this added rai
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5689991). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mayes County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.