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Flash Flood — Tulsa, OK

Aug 16, 2018

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 16th along a frontal boundary that extended across northeastern Oklahoma. These storms moved east across the area into the evening hours, producing large hail up to quarter size, damaging wind, and flash flooding. Another area of storms developed during the early morning hours of the 17th across southeastern Kansas. These storms moved southeast across northeastern Oklahoma during the morning hours of the 17th, producing more fl

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 777729). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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