1,268 first-hand accounts of flood events in Oklahoma, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An impactful severe weather event occurred across portions of western into central Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 9th. Initially, a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms entered northwestern Oklahoma and slowly organized into a quasi-linear convective…
Read the full account →An impactful severe weather event occurred across portions of western into central Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 9th. Initially, a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms entered northwestern Oklahoma and slowly organized into a quasi-linear convective…
Read the full account →Numerous severe thunderstorms developed amidst an increasing low-level jet/isentropic ascent regime during the early morning hours of the 11th.
Read the full account →A cold front moved through much of eastern Oklahoma on the 7th, and became nearly stationary across southeastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas through the 8th. This front was the focus for two rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →A cold front moved through much of eastern Oklahoma on the 7th, and became nearly stationary across southeastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas through the 8th. This front was the focus for two rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Read the full account →A surface low was accompanied by a stalled frontal boundary that extended near and along the Interstate 30 corridor of Southwest Arkansas, Southeast Oklahoma, and far Northeast Texas.
Read the full account →A surface low was accompanied by a stalled frontal boundary that extended near and along the Interstate 30 corridor of Southwest Arkansas, Southeast Oklahoma, and far Northeast Texas.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed across southeastern Oklahoma during the midday hours of the 2nd, north of a warm front over Texas. Another round of thunderstorms developed during the evening hours as the warm front moved northward into the area, and an upper level low pressure system…
Read the full account →Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms moved southeast across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 14th.
Read the full account →Numerous severe thunderstorms developed amidst an increasing low-level jet/isentropic ascent regime during the early morning hours of the 11th.
Read the full account →Numerous severe thunderstorms developed amidst an increasing low-level jet/isentropic ascent regime during the early morning hours of the 11th.
Read the full account →Numerous severe thunderstorms developed amidst an increasing low-level jet/isentropic ascent regime during the early morning hours of the 11th.
Read the full account →Numerous severe thunderstorms developed amidst an increasing low-level jet/isentropic ascent regime during the early morning hours of the 11th.
Read the full account →An impactful severe weather event occurred across portions of western into central Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 9th. Initially, a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms entered northwestern Oklahoma and slowly organized into a quasi-linear convective…
Read the full account →Widespread strong-to-severe thunderstorms developed along a quasi-stationary boundary across central and southern Oklahoma and western-north Texas during the evening of the 30th.
Read the full account →Widespread strong-to-severe thunderstorms developed along a quasi-stationary boundary across central and southern Oklahoma and western-north Texas during the evening of the 30th.
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 →Showers and thunderstorms produced rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches in parts of western Oklahoma including Ellis and Roger Mills counties. Three-inch rainfall amounts were recorded in two hours during the afternoon of the 19th in Ellis County.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system moved slowly east northeast through southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico. A couple of disturbances rotated around the storm system and moved over the southern plains during the morning and afternoon hours.
Read the full account →An upper level storm system moved slowly east northeast through southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico. A couple of disturbances rotated around the storm system and moved over the southern plains during the morning and afternoon hours.
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 →A weak cold front was located from northeast to southwest, draped over Oklahoma county during the early morning hours. Lift associated with the low-level jet and rich, abundant moisture allowed for very heavy rain to develop over parts of Oklahoma and Cleveland counties.
Read the full account →A cold front moved slowly through eastern Oklahoma on the 23rd and 24th, producing widespread showers and thunderstorms. The slow movement of the front, coupled with steering wind flow in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere parallel to the front, resulted in thunderstorms…
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