Oklahoma, 1996

Flash Flood in Oklahoma, November 6, 1996

November 6, 1996 · NWS OUN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

5 to 5 inches fell in and around Durant. About 25 homes were evacuated due to the threat of flash flooding.

Where it happened

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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.

Total rainfall of 3.5 to 5 inches fell in and around Durant. About 25 homes were evacuated due to the threat of flash flooding. In the end, minor flooding affected about 12 businesses and 15 homes in Durant. City streets became impassable with as much as 1 to 2 feet of water flowing over roads. Portions of Highways 70 and 69/75 were closed at times due to flash flooding.

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 179 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Bryan

When
November 6, 8:35 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where
Bryan County, Durant
Coordinates
33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5578208.