Oct 4, 2017
An area of showers with embedded thunderstorms increased in coverage during the early morning hours of the 4th, developing within a very moist air mass south of a stalled frontal boundary that stretched from southeastern Kansas into northwestern Oklahoma. This activity spread across northeastern Oklahoma during the day. These thunderstorms were very efficient at producing rainfall due to precipitable water values near two inches, which was about 200 percent of normal for that time of year. Some
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 721207). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Osage County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.