1,268 first-hand accounts of flood events in Oklahoma, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across northeast and east central Oklahoma during the morning of the 8th, to the north of a stationary frontal boundary as an upper level disturbance moved into the area.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across northeast and east central Oklahoma during the morning of the 8th, to the north of a stationary frontal boundary as an upper level disturbance moved into the area.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across northeast and east central Oklahoma during the morning of the 8th, to the north of a stationary frontal boundary as an upper level disturbance moved into the area.
Read the full account →Several rounds of storms occurred on the 4th as a large trough approached the region. Initially several storms developed across northwest Oklahoma with large hail, with new storm development then occurring along and south of a warm front in central Oklahoma during the afternoon.
Read the full account →The Polecat Creek at Sapulpa rose above its flood stage of 21 feet on the afternoon of April 25. The river crested at 27.2 feet at 700 PM CDT on April 26 before falling back below flood stage on the evening of April 27.The Polecat Creek at Jenks rose above its flood stage of 17…
Read the full account →Five to 7 inches of rain fell across portions of central Oklahoma from the 24th through the 26th. Local amounts of rainfall exceeded 10 inches from near Allen in Pontotoc County northeast to near Calvin in Hughes County.
Read the full account →Five to 7 inches of rain fell across portions of central Oklahoma from the 24th through the 26th. Local amounts of rainfall exceeded 10 inches from near Allen in Pontotoc County northeast to near Calvin in Hughes County.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms became widespread across southeastern Oklahoma by early evening of the 24th, as a cold front moved slowly into the region. The moisture content of the air ahead of the cold front was unseasonably high, and the thunderstorms moved repeatedly across some of the same…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →A strong storm system slowly moved from the central Rockies into the Southern and Central Plains on the 4th and 5th. The associated surface frontal boundary located over northern Texas early on the 4th moved north into central Oklahoma as a warm front by the late afternoon, and…
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across northeast and east central Oklahoma during the morning of the 8th, to the north of a stationary frontal boundary as an upper level disturbance moved into the area.
Read the full account →With abundant moisture in place and strong cold front moving south on the 26th, numerous storms developed across the central and southern parts of Oklahoma and parts of western north Texas.
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