Jan 1, 2016
A strong upper level low pressure system moved from the desert southwest into the Southern Plains in late December. Unseasonably moist air was in place across the region ahead of this approaching system as Pacific moisture in the mid and upper levels combined with very moist air in the low levels from the Gulf of Mexico. Strong atmospheric lift from the approaching upper level low and a warm front moving across the area, combined with this moisture, resulted in widespread locally heavy rainfall.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 615344). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Le Flore County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.