Flash Flood, Oklahoma
- When
- July 11, 1:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Oklahoma, July 11, 1996
Numerous streets were closed across southwestern, western, and northern portions of Oklahoma City due to high water. Reno was closed near MacArthur and Rockwell, the intersection of Reno and Council Roads was closed, and 36th was closed near Broadway.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Numerous streets were closed across southwestern, western, and northern portions of Oklahoma City due to high water. Reno was closed near MacArthur and Rockwell, the intersection of Reno and Council Roads was closed, and 36th was closed near Broadway. At NE 36th and Midwest Boulevard, the road was blocked by 2 stalled cars. The bridge at Cimarron Road and NW 10th between Yukon and El Reno was also closed due to high water.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574995.