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Flash Flood — Garfield, OK

Jun 9, 1999

An area of showers and thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon of the 9th across north central Oklahoma, producing isolated severe weather and heavy rainfall. Throughout the remainder of the 9th, and into the early morning hours of the 10th, storms continued to redevelop and move slowly across these same areas, resulting in widespread flooding throughout seven counties. Garfield County appeared to be the hardest hit. Doppler radar estimates indicated that four to ten inches of rain had fa

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5707604). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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