May 20, 2019
A strong upper level storm system moved into the Southern Plains from the Rockies on the 20th and 21st. The attendant warm front moved from northern Texas northward into northeastern Oklahoma during the day on the 20th, and then the cold front associated with this storm system moved through eastern Oklahoma during the late evening of the 20th and early morning hours of the 21st. Warm, moist, and very unstable air resided across eastern Oklahoma ahead of this system. This pattern resulted in mult
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 824533). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mayes County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.