May 12, 1999
Summary of events for May 11 1999:Numerous severe thunderstorms formed along a slow-moving north-south cold front across eastern Oklahoma on the afternoon and evening of May 11. A cap of warm air in the mid-levels of the atmosphere kept thunderstorm activity suppressed until the first storm formed in Rogers and Mayes County late in the afternoon. This was the largest storm of the day as it showed strong rotation and produced very large hail to the size of baseballs.Many other severe thundersto
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5701157). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Muskogee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.