May 3, 2021
Severe thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the evening of the 3rd, along and mostly east of a stationary front that stretched across the area. The air mass across southeastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas became very unstable ahead of the storms, and wind shear across the region increased as an upper level disturbance approached from the west. These conditions supported the development of supercells and bowing line segments, which produced several tornadoes,
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 959282). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pittsburg County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.