Sep 24, 2019
Showers and thunderstorms developed across northeastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 24th, as warm and moist air was drawn up over a warm front that stretched through the region. Slow-moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall repeatedly across the same areas, resulting in flash flooding across portions of northeastern Oklahoma.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 855991). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Nowata County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.