1,268 first-hand accounts of flood events in Oklahoma, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A strong upper level low pressure system moved from the desert southwest into the Southern Plains in late December. Unseasonably moist air was in place across the region ahead of this approaching system as Pacific moisture in the mid and upper levels combined with very moist air…
Read the full account →A strong upper level low pressure system moved from the desert southwest into the Southern Plains in late December. Unseasonably moist air was in place across the region ahead of this approaching system as Pacific moisture in the mid and upper levels combined with very moist air…
Read the full account →Numerous showers and thunderstorms containing heavy rainfall redeveloped during the early morning hours on May 9th over much of McCurtain County Oklahoma, over areas that had already received heavy rainfall during the evening hours of May 8th.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the early and mid evening hours on May 8th over northern Red River County Texas, along a weak surface front and ahead of an upper level disturbance approaching from the west.
Read the full account →Numerous showers and thunderstorms containing heavy rainfall redeveloped during the early morning hours on May 9th over much of McCurtain County Oklahoma, over areas that had already received heavy rainfall during the evening hours of May 8th.
Read the full account →A strong upper level low pressure system moved from the desert southwest into the Southern Plains in late December. Unseasonably moist air was in place across the region ahead of this approaching system as Pacific moisture in the mid and upper levels combined with very moist air…
Read the full account →A strong negatively tilted upper level trough slowly moved into the Central and Southern Plains during the morning of December 27th. This trough of low pressure was accompanied by a strong subtropical jet stream which provided abundant lift necessary for the development of…
Read the full account →A strong negatively tilted upper level trough slowly moved into the Central and Southern Plains during the morning of December 27th. This trough of low pressure was accompanied by a strong subtropical jet stream which provided abundant lift necessary for the development of…
Read the full account →Widespread and locally heavy rainfall occurred from the 26th through the 30th across much of eastern Oklahoma. A slow-moving storm system over the southwestern United States and a nearly stationary frontal boundary over the region resulted in several rounds of widespread rain…
Read the full account →Widespread and locally heavy rainfall occurred from the 26th through the 30th across much of eastern Oklahoma. A slow-moving storm system over the southwestern United States and a nearly stationary frontal boundary over the region resulted in several rounds of widespread rain…
Read the full account →Widespread and locally heavy rainfall occurred from the 26th through the 30th across much of eastern Oklahoma. A slow-moving storm system over the southwestern United States and a nearly stationary frontal boundary over the region resulted in several rounds of widespread rain…
Read the full account →A deep upper level trough became cut off from the westerlies across the Inter-Mountain West. This trough helped to bring up Gulf of Mexico moisture as well as Eastern Pacific moisture into the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley.
Read the full account →Widespread and locally heavy rainfall occurred from the 26th through the 30th across much of eastern Oklahoma. A slow-moving storm system over the southwestern United States and a nearly stationary frontal boundary over the region resulted in several rounds of widespread rain…
Read the full account →A deep upper level trough became cut off from the westerlies across the Inter-Mountain West. This trough helped to bring up Gulf of Mexico moisture as well as Eastern Pacific moisture into the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley.
Read the full account →A deep upper level trough became cut off from the westerlies across the Inter-Mountain West. This trough helped to bring up Gulf of Mexico moisture as well as Eastern Pacific moisture into the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north out of the Gulf of Mexico, across central Texas, and into south central Oklahoma on the 17th. The tropical system then slowed and began moving northeast across eastern Oklahoma late on the 17th through the 18th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north out of the Gulf of Mexico, across central Texas, and into south central Oklahoma on the 17th. The tropical system then slowed and began moving northeast across eastern Oklahoma late on the 17th through the 18th.
Read the full account →A weak, slow-moving cold front stretched across eastern Oklahoma and southwest Missouri during the morning of July 7th. The front moved slowly eastward during the afternoon.
Read the full account →A strong upper level disturbance translated from the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains on the 16th. Very moist and unstable air was in place across the Southern Plains as this system approached.
Read the full account →A weak, slow-moving cold front stretched across eastern Oklahoma and southwest Missouri during the morning of July 7th. The front moved slowly eastward during the afternoon.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north out of the Gulf of Mexico, across central Texas, and into south central Oklahoma on the 17th. The tropical system then slowed and began moving northeast across eastern Oklahoma late on the 17th through the 18th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north out of the Gulf of Mexico, across central Texas, and into south central Oklahoma on the 17th. The tropical system then slowed and began moving northeast across eastern Oklahoma late on the 17th through the 18th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north out of the Gulf of Mexico, across central Texas, and into south central Oklahoma on the 17th. The tropical system then slowed and began moving northeast across eastern Oklahoma late on the 17th through the 18th.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north out of the Gulf of Mexico, across central Texas, and into south central Oklahoma on the 17th. The tropical system then slowed and began moving northeast across eastern Oklahoma late on the 17th through the 18th.
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