Flash Flood, Adair
- When
- February 20, 9:00 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Nr Westville
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved north northeast across extreme eastern Oklahoma during the evening of February 20th and produced considerable wind damage along their path. 1 brief tornado also occurred in Le Flore County. The tornado was about 30 yards wide and touched down briefly on the southwest side of Pocola at 1950CST. About a half-dozen trees were uprooted by this F0 tornado, but no structural damage was associated with the tornado. Strong straightline winds were responsible for most of the damage caused by the storms. In Le Flore County, 70 mile an hour winds in Heavener damaged mobile homes and blew trees down. Strong winds damaged houses and the Post Office in Cameron. 2 persons were injured in Cameron, 1 of them seriously. Thunderstorm winds estimated at 90 miles an hour in Pocola did much more damage than was caused by the weak tornado there. The winds caused substantial damage to 20 homes and major damage to 3 other homes. 2 mobile homes were destroyed in Pocola, and a tractor-trailer was blown over. Several large trees were blown down in Pocola, and 2 gas lines were destroyed in Pocola by uprooted trees. 4 persons were injured in Pocola, 1 of them critically. In Sequoyah County, the Arkansas River bridge in Moffett was blocked by debris. In Adair County, numerous trees were blown down in Westville.Thunderstorms during the evening also produced very heavy rainfall which resulted in flash flooding. A few roads throughout Latimer County were under water, and numerous roads throughout Le Flore County were flooded and impassable. High water covered State Highway 82 south of Stigler and State Highway 9 east of Keota, and State Highway 31 was closed at Haywood due to high water. Numerous low-lying roads were flooded throughout Sequoyah County, and bridges were washed out near Westville.