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Oklahoma Flood Stories

1,268 first-hand accounts of flood events in Oklahoma, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Tulsa, OK · Apr 21, 2017

A strong upper level disturbance moved into the Southern Plains from the west on the 21st. A moist and unstable air mass was in place north of a stationary frontal boundary that extended across southern Oklahoma for much of the day.

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Flash Flood

Creek, OK · Apr 21, 2017

A strong upper level disturbance moved into the Southern Plains from the west on the 21st. A moist and unstable air mass was in place north of a stationary frontal boundary that extended across southern Oklahoma for much of the day.

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Flash Flood

Latimer, OK · Jun 17, 2017

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a frontal boundary located across southeastern Nebraska during the afternoon hours of the 16th.

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Flash Flood

Pawnee, OK · Oct 4, 2017

An area of showers with embedded thunderstorms increased in coverage during the early morning hours of the 4th, developing within a very moist air mass south of a stalled frontal boundary that stretched from southeastern Kansas into northwestern Oklahoma.

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Flash Flood

Osage, OK · Oct 4, 2017

An area of showers with embedded thunderstorms increased in coverage during the early morning hours of the 4th, developing within a very moist air mass south of a stalled frontal boundary that stretched from southeastern Kansas into northwestern Oklahoma.

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Flash Flood

McCurtain, OK · Jul 5, 2017

Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours on July 5th, near a weak surface front and south of a closed upper level low pressure system over Eastern Oklahoma that drifted northeast along the Arkansas/Missouri border.

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Flash Flood

McCurtain, OK · Jul 5, 2017

Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours on July 5th, near a weak surface front and south of a closed upper level low pressure system over Eastern Oklahoma that drifted northeast along the Arkansas/Missouri border.

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Flash Flood

McCurtain, OK · Jul 5, 2017

Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours on July 5th, near a weak surface front and south of a closed upper level low pressure system over Eastern Oklahoma that drifted northeast along the Arkansas/Missouri border.

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Flash Flood

McCurtain, OK · Jul 5, 2017

Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours on July 5th, near a weak surface front and south of a closed upper level low pressure system over Eastern Oklahoma that drifted northeast along the Arkansas/Missouri border.

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Flood

Adair, OK · May 1, 2017

A warm front lifted north into eastern Oklahoma from Texas on April 28th. A strong low level jet developed across the region, resulting in the unseasonably moist air that was in place being lifted over the frontal boundary.

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Flood

Ottawa, OK · May 1, 2017

A warm front lifted north into eastern Oklahoma from Texas on April 28th. A strong low level jet developed across the region, resulting in the unseasonably moist air that was in place being lifted over the frontal boundary.

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Flood

Ottawa, OK · May 1, 2017

A warm front lifted north into eastern Oklahoma from Texas on April 28th. A strong low level jet developed across the region, resulting in the unseasonably moist air that was in place being lifted over the frontal boundary.

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Flood

Tulsa, OK · May 1, 2017

A warm front lifted north into eastern Oklahoma from Texas on April 28th. A strong low level jet developed across the region, resulting in the unseasonably moist air that was in place being lifted over the frontal boundary.

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Flood

Tulsa, OK · May 1, 2017

A warm front lifted north into eastern Oklahoma from Texas on April 28th. A strong low level jet developed across the region, resulting in the unseasonably moist air that was in place being lifted over the frontal boundary.

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Flood

Tulsa, OK · May 1, 2017

A warm front lifted north into eastern Oklahoma from Texas on April 28th. A strong low level jet developed across the region, resulting in the unseasonably moist air that was in place being lifted over the frontal boundary.

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Flood

Adair, OK · May 1, 2017

A warm front lifted north into eastern Oklahoma from Texas on April 28th. A strong low level jet developed across the region, resulting in the unseasonably moist air that was in place being lifted over the frontal boundary.

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Flood

Cherokee, OK · May 1, 2017

A warm front lifted north into eastern Oklahoma from Texas on April 28th. A strong low level jet developed across the region, resulting in the unseasonably moist air that was in place being lifted over the frontal boundary.

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Flood

Okfuskee, OK · May 20, 2017

A slow-moving, strong upper level storm system moved from the Central Rockies into the Central Plains on the 18th and 19th. A dry line sharpened ahead of this system across western Oklahoma by early afternoon on the 18th, as a frontal boundary over northern Oklahoma shifted…

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Flood

Okmulgee, OK · May 20, 2017

A slow-moving, strong upper level storm system moved from the Central Rockies into the Central Plains on the 18th and 19th. A dry line sharpened ahead of this system across western Oklahoma by early afternoon on the 18th, as a frontal boundary over northern Oklahoma shifted…

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Flood

Pittsburg, OK · May 20, 2017

A slow-moving, strong upper level storm system moved from the Central Rockies into the Central Plains on the 18th and 19th. A dry line sharpened ahead of this system across western Oklahoma by early afternoon on the 18th, as a frontal boundary over northern Oklahoma shifted…

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Flood

Pittsburg, OK · May 20, 2017

A slow-moving, strong upper level storm system moved from the Central Rockies into the Central Plains on the 18th and 19th. A dry line sharpened ahead of this system across western Oklahoma by early afternoon on the 18th, as a frontal boundary over northern Oklahoma shifted…

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Flood

Ottawa, OK · Apr 21, 2017

A frontal boundary sagged into northeastern Oklahoma early on the 20th and moved slowly into southeastern Oklahoma on the 21st. Several rounds of thunderstorms developed over the region along and north of the front.

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Flood

Adair, OK · Apr 21, 2017

A frontal boundary sagged into northeastern Oklahoma early on the 20th and moved slowly into southeastern Oklahoma on the 21st. Several rounds of thunderstorms developed over the region along and north of the front.

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Flood

Adair, OK · Apr 22, 2017

A frontal boundary sagged into northeastern Oklahoma early on the 20th and moved slowly into southeastern Oklahoma on the 21st. Several rounds of thunderstorms developed over the region along and north of the front.

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