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Flood — Choctaw, OK

Jun 20, 2015

The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north out of the Gulf of Mexico, across central Texas, and into south central Oklahoma on the 17th. The tropical system then slowed and began moving northeast across eastern Oklahoma late on the 17th through the 18th. Widespread heavy rainfall of two to five inches fell across the region along and north of the path with five to twelve inches of rain falling from south central Oklahoma, up through portions of northeast and east central Oklahoma. This exce

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 584442). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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