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Flood — Pawnee, OK

May 10, 2019

Thunderstorm activity produced widespread, heavy rainfall across portions of northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas on several days from May 2nd through May 8th, as an active weather pattern persisted across the Southern Plains during the period. This widespread, heavy rainfall resulted in moderate flooding of the Arkansas River near Ralston, the Neosho River near Commerce, and the Deep Fork River near Beggs.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 831148). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Pawnee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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