Flash Flood, Pittsburg
- When
- May 13, 7:30 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County, Scipio-7 Se Scipio
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 13, 1996
Thunderstorms in Pittsburg County produced very heavy rainfall which resulted in flash flooding. Street flooding occurred in the northwest part of the county, including in and near Scipio, and a pond dam was washed out near Scipio.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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 TSA wrote it up.
Thunderstorms in Pittsburg County produced very heavy rainfall which resulted in flash flooding. Street flooding occurred in the northwest part of the county, including in and near Scipio, and a pond dam was washed out near Scipio. Several county roads were flooded, and part of a county road was closed from near Scipio to 7 miles southeast of Scipio due to high water.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- High Wind in Ohio, May 13, 1996
- Cold in West Virginia, May 13 to 14, 1996
- Hail in Texas, May 13, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, May 13 to 14, 1996
- Cold in Kentucky, May 13 to 14, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 13, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 13, 1996
- Hail in Texas, May 13, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, May 13, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, May 13, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, May 13, 1996
- Flood in New Hampshire, May 13 to 14, 1996
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, May 1996
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: 5562900.