1,268 first-hand accounts of flood events in Oklahoma, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 15th. The strongest storms produced damaging wind and a tornado across northeastern Oklahoma.
Read the full account →On the afternoon/early evening of August 10th, 2020, scattered severe thunderstorms created damage across the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. These storms eventually congealed into a line as they exited the eastern Panhandles.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed during the early evening of August 31st across northeastern Oklahoma, as a cold front approached from the northwest. These storms moved southeast across eastern Oklahoma, and produced damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed during the early evening of August 31st across northeastern Oklahoma, as a cold front approached from the northwest. These storms moved southeast across eastern Oklahoma, and produced damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed over northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas during the afternoon of the 23rd, to the north of a frontal boundary, and with the approach of an upper level disturbance.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms developed across portions of northwest and north central Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening of the 13th. In addition to numerous reports of large hail, flooding was reported across portions of Alfalfa and Grant Counties.
Read the full account →Significant flash flooding and 6 tornadoes, mostly small, weak and short-lived, developed on the 22nd, across a 35 mile wide band from near Frederick in southwest Oklahoma northeastward to near Chandler in central Oklahoma. Rainfall amounts in this band averaged 4 to 8 inches.
Read the full account →Flash flooding developed across portions of western Oklahoma during the evening of the 24th and early morning of the 25th. Although some flooding developed quickly without extremely heavy rain due to saturated soil, significant amounts of rain were recorded across portions of…
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 weak upper system pivoted across the Central Plains on the 20th and 21st. Multiple rounds of disorganized convection occurred from the evening of the 20th into the morning of the 21st.
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 →Scattered thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 17th. The air mass across the region was very moist and moderately unstable, allowing the strongest thunderstorms to produce damaging wind gusts.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed across eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 17th. The air mass across the region was very moist and moderately unstable, allowing the strongest thunderstorms to produce damaging wind gusts.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed across north central Oklahoma and south central Kansas on May 31st near an outflow boundary, and moved through southeastern Kansas, far northeastern Oklahoma, and southwestern Missouri during the early morning hours of June 1st.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms produced widespread rainfall amounts of two to three inches, with locally heavy amounts up to five inches, across portions of northeastern Oklahoma during the morning of August 11th.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed across north central Oklahoma and south central Kansas during the early morning hours of the 13th, as a low level jet strengthened across the region.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms first developed across portions of western and northern Oklahoma during the evening of the 25th, resulting in 4 confirmed tornadoes, one rated F2, and other areas of straight-line wind damage and large hail.
Read the full account →An area of upper level low pressure moved slowly east during the morning and afternoon hours. Warm, tropical air remained to the east of the low, with slow moving showers and thunderstorms developing and moving northeast.
Read the full account →A strong storm system translated into the Southern Plains on the 24th from the Southern Rockies. As the system approached, a dry line shifted into central Oklahoma.
Read the full account →With the departure of an upper level ridge that resulted in oppressive heat across the Ark-La-Tex area in the preceding days, the upper flow aloft became more southwest during the daytime hours on June 23rd, ahead of an upper level trough and associated cold front that shifted…
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms developed over northeastern Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 22nd, ahead of a cold front that moved into the area.
Read the full account →A strong upper level storm system moved into the Southern Plains from the Rockies on the 20th and 21st. The attendant warm front moved from northern Texas northward into northeastern Oklahoma during the day on the 20th, and then the cold front associated with this storm system…
Read the full account →A strong upper level storm system moved into the Southern Plains from the Rockies on the 20th and 21st. The attendant warm front moved from northern Texas northward into northeastern Oklahoma during the day on the 20th, and then the cold front associated with this storm system…
Read the full account →A strong upper level storm system moved into the Southern Plains from the Rockies on the 20th and 21st. The attendant warm front moved from northern Texas northward into northeastern Oklahoma during the day on the 20th, and then the cold front associated with this storm system…
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