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Flash Flood — Pittsburg, OK

Jun 18, 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. The center of the remnants moved from south central Oklahoma to near McAlester by late morning on the 18th. The storm then travelled along a path from there to near Stigler, to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to southern Madison County, Arkansas, thr

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 589692). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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