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Flash Flood — Okmulgee, OK

May 4, 1999

Summary of events for May 3-4 1999:Following a week-long blocking weather pattern, a strong upper level trough finally moved out of the southwestern U.S. Interactions with a dryline in western Oklahoma and a slow-moving cold front brought the largest tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history from the afternoon of May 3 through the afternoon of May 4. Most notable was the F5 tornado that moved through southern parts of the Oklahoma City metro area. While the loss of life and the heaviest property da

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5700250). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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