1,268 first-hand accounts of flood events in Oklahoma, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The presence of a frontal boundary, a persistent flow of unseasonably moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, and the slow approach of an upper level system to the Southern Plains, resulted in multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms across northeastern Oklahoma from the 12th…
Read the full account →Persistent thunderstorm activity occurred across the Neosho River basin in southeastern Kansas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 15th. This activity developed slowly southward into northeastern Oklahoma during the early morning of the 16th.
Read the full account →A stationary front across northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms across the region from June 26th through June 30th.
Read the full account →A stationary front across northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms across the region from June 26th through June 30th.
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas on the 17th, north of a warm front that was approaching from northeastern Texas, and ahead of a strong upper level disturbance that moved into the Southern Plains from the…
Read the full account →A weak upper disturbance across central Texas and a highly humid low-level airmass combined to yield heavy rain-producing thunderstorms across portions of Oklahoma on the 3rd.
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 →A very moist and unstable air mass spread across the Southern Plains ahead of a strong cold front that moved into eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 8th.
Read the full account →Summary of events for May 23 1999:A nocturnal "bow echo" MCS moved south out of Kansas early on the morning of May 23. As with most bow echoes, strong winds were the primary threat with this system, though there was some marginally severe hail with the most intense…
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma on the 8th, ahead of a strong, slow-moving storm system that translated into the Southern Plains from the Southern Rockies.
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma on the 8th, ahead of a strong, slow-moving storm system that translated into the Southern Plains from the Southern Rockies.
Read the full account →An unseasonably warm and moist airmass was in place across the region ahead of a powerful upper wave moving out of the 4 corners region. This led to the development of numerous severe thunderstorms across Oklahoma and Texas during the afternoon and evening of the 10th.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms occurred during the overnight hours of the 3rd into the early morning hours of the 4th, to the north of a frontal boundary that became stationary over southeast Oklahoma.
Read the full account →The upper low pressure center began to slowly move east throughout the day on the 18th, with heavy rainfall developing along and east of its track. Flash flooding was reported over parts of southeast and central Oklahoma.
Read the full account →A boundary moved southeast into Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 9th. An upper level wave accompanied this front, and combined with afternoon heating helping severe thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon and overnight hours.
Read the full account →A line of strong to severe thunderstorms became organized over central Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 3rd. These thunderstorms developed into and across eastern Oklahoma, producing damaging wind gusts and a tornado.
Read the full account →A corridor of heavy rainfall, centered from southwest into north-central Oklahoma, occurred from the morning into early evening of the 24th. Widespread one to nearly four-inch rainfall totals were observed/reported during the period, with the highest totals located across far…
Read the full account →A corridor of heavy rainfall, centered from southwest into north-central Oklahoma, occurred from the morning into early evening of the 24th. Widespread one to nearly four-inch rainfall totals were observed/reported during the period, with the highest totals located across far…
Read the full account →A corridor of heavy rainfall, centered from southwest into north-central Oklahoma, occurred from the morning into early evening of the 24th. Widespread one to nearly four-inch rainfall totals were observed/reported during the period, with the highest totals located across far…
Read the full account →The upper low pressure center began to slowly move east throughout the day on the 18th, with heavy rainfall developing along and east of its track. Flash flooding was reported over parts of southeast and central Oklahoma.
Read the full account →Two organized lines of thunderstorms moved into eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 10th, one from the southwest and one from the northwest. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind.
Read the full account →Two organized lines of thunderstorms moved into eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 10th, one from the southwest and one from the northwest. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind.
Read the full account →Two organized lines of thunderstorms moved into eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 10th, one from the southwest and one from the northwest. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind.
Read the full account →Two organized lines of thunderstorms moved into eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 10th, one from the southwest and one from the northwest. The strongest thunderstorms produced damaging wind.
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