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Flood — Creek, OK

May 21, 2019

A persistently active weather pattern, consisting of a deep trough over the western U. S. and ridging along the Gulf Coast and southeastern U. S., set the stage for numerous rounds of rainfall across the Southern Plains from May 18th through the end of the month. The atmospheric moisture remained unseasonably high during this period, resulting in very efficient rainfall-producing showers and thunderstorms. Antecedent conditions from the rainfall earlier this month and at the end of April meant t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 831207). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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