FloodZoneMap.org

Flash Flood — Pittsburg, OK

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.

Flood Risk Context for Pittsburg, OK

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.

View Pittsburg County flood data →

More Flood Stories

Flash Flood1 death$10K damage

Pittsburg, OK · Jan 10, 2020

A strong storm system and associated cold front moved into the Southern Plains on the 10th. Unseasonably warm and moist air spread northward from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of this system, resulting in weak to moderate instability developing across eastern Oklahoma and northwest…

Read the full account →
Flood1 death

Pittsburg, OK · Dec 27, 2015

A strong upper level low pressure system moved from the desert southwest into the Southern Plains in late December. Unseasonably moist air was in place across the region ahead of this approaching system as Pacific moisture in the mid and upper levels combined with very moist air…

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$10K damage

Pittsburg, OK · Apr 28, 2024

Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 27th over central Oklahoma, along and ahead of the dry line, as a strong upper level low pressure system deepened into the Southern Rockies.

Read the full account →
Flash Flood$10K damage

Pittsburg, OK · Apr 28, 2024

Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 27th over central Oklahoma, along and ahead of the dry line, as a strong upper level low pressure system deepened into the Southern Rockies.

Read the full account →