Oklahoma, 1997

Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 19, 1997

July 19, 1997 · NWS TSA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Osage

When
July 19, 8:00 AM CST to 8:35 AM CST
Where
Osage County, West of Burbank
Coordinates
36.629, -96.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Creek

When
July 19, 9:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Creek County, Drumright
Coordinates
35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms during the morning of July 19th produced very heavy rainfall which resulted in flash flooding in western Osage and western Creek Counties of northeast Oklahoma. 2 feet of water covered U.S. Highway 60 west of Burbank, and street flooding occurred in Drumright.

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: 5621024, 5621025.