May 24, 2015
Excessive heavy rainfall developed across McCurtain County in Southeast Oklahoma during the late morning and early afternoon hours of May 24th. A complex of storms moved eastward out of Southern Oklahoma and North Central Texas during the morning hours of May 24th. These storms moved into McCurtain County and produced copious amounts of rainfall which produced flash flooding east of Battiest, Oklahoma.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 569683). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McCurtain County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.