Sep 10, 2020
An unusual strong Canadian Cold Front and an upper level low parked across the Four Corners resulted in very heavy rainfall in a short period time and a few severe weather reports in portions of the northern Big Country. This heavy rain flooded low water crossings and even U.S. 277 across the region and caused Lake Stamford to flood. Two occupants in a vehicle went missing on September 9. They both drowned as they attempted to cross a flooded low water crossing on Red Mud Creek in Jones Count
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 920144). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Haskell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.