1,268 first-hand accounts of flood events in Oklahoma, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The very wet pattern continued over Oklahoma on the 13th. An outflow boundary was situated northwest to southeast over parts of northern and central Oklahoma. Other outflow boundaries were scattered over the western half of the state as well.
Read the full account →Shower and thunderstorm development on the northern periphery of the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine affected portions of southeast Oklahoma beginning on September 7th, while the center was still over central Texas.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure moved from the Rockies into the Plains on the 23rd and 24th. Very moist and slightly unstable air was in place across the Southern Plains ahead of this system.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure moved from the Rockies into the Plains on the 23rd and 24th. Very moist and slightly unstable air was in place across the Southern Plains ahead of this system.
Read the full account →Summary of events of late evening of September 22, 1997 through early morning of September 23, 1997:Slow-moving thunderstorms moved repeatedly over portions of northern and western Oklahoma, causing extensive flash flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Shower and thunderstorm development on the northern periphery of the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine affected portions of southeast Oklahoma beginning on September 7th, while the center was still over central Texas.
Read the full account →Summary of flooding events for October 4-5 1998:What started out as Oklahoma's worst-ever October tornado outbreak turned into a widespread and serious flash flood event when a steady train of supercell thunderstorms moving across northeast Oklahoma on the evening of October 4…
Read the full account →A small complex of thunderstorms developed near the I-40 corridor in western Oklahoma during the late evening, resulting in a severe wind and hail report near Clinton.
Read the full account →A localized area of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of the 19th. With high precipitable water values, the storms were very efficient rain producers, and several areas saw flash flooding with the slow moving storms.
Read the full account →Summary of flooding events for October 4-5 1998:What started out as Oklahoma's worst-ever October tornado outbreak turned into a widespread and serious flash flood event when a steady train of supercell thunderstorms moving across northeast Oklahoma on the evening of October 4…
Read the full account →Moderate to heavy showers persisted for long enough during the morning of the 27th across portions of southwest Oklahoma to cause some localized flooding. One report of flooding was received between Lawton and Cache.
Read the full account →Summary of events for May 3-4 1999:Following a week-long blocking weather pattern, a strong upper level trough finally moved out of the southwestern U.S.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of the 24th, a stalled frontal boundary extended across northwestern Arkansas and far southeastern Oklahoma. This boundary began to lift to the north with widespread showers and thunderstorms initiating north of the boundary and affecting much of eastern…
Read the full account →Severe storms developed near a stalled boundary across Oklahoma and the panhandles and moved eastward through the afternoon and evening of the 19th, causing widespread heavy rainfall and additional flooding.
Read the full account →Severe storms developed near a stalled boundary across Oklahoma and the panhandles and moved eastward through the afternoon and evening of the 19th, causing widespread heavy rainfall and additional flooding.
Read the full account →Severe storms developed near a stalled boundary across Oklahoma and the panhandles and moved eastward through the afternoon and evening of the 19th, causing widespread heavy rainfall and additional flooding.
Read the full account →Summary of events of August 10, 1997:Evening thunderstorms moved across western Oklahoma, producing severe winds and flash flooding. Wind speeds were clocked at up to 61 mph in Altus in Jackson County, and wind damage was reported in Sentinel in Washita County and Manitou in…
Read the full account →Summary of flash flooding on June 20 1999:A cluster of thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours of June 20 on the nose of a nocturnal low-level jet.
Read the full account →The very wet pattern continued over Oklahoma on the 13th. An outflow boundary was situated northwest to southeast over parts of northern and central Oklahoma. Other outflow boundaries were scattered over the western half of the state as well.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane season, developed quickly over the northeast Gulf of Mexico on the 15th, before moving onshore during the morning hours of the 16th.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane season, developed quickly over the northeast Gulf of Mexico on the 15th, before moving onshore during the morning hours of the 16th.
Read the full account →Shower and thunderstorm development on the northern periphery of the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine affected portions of southeast Oklahoma beginning on September 7th, while the center was still over central Texas.
Read the full account →A closed upper level low pressure system shifted east from Southeast Colorado into the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles into Western Oklahoma on January 30th, with an increased southerly low level flow allowing warm, humid, and very moist air to return back north across Northeast…
Read the full account →A closed upper level low pressure system shifted east from Southeast Colorado into the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles into Western Oklahoma on January 30th, with an increased southerly low level flow allowing warm, humid, and very moist air to return back north across Northeast…
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