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Flood — Okmulgee, OK

Jul 1, 2021

A stationary front across northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms across the region from June 26th through June 30th. Four to eight inches of rain fell across much of Ottawa County during the early morning hours of June 26th, with heavy rainfall also occurring across the Neosho River basin in eastern Kansas. Six to twelve inch rainfall amounts occurred in a 3-day period ending during the mid morning hours of June 28th. This widespread heavy rain

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 969559). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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