Oklahoma, 1999

Flooding in Oklahoma, April 25 to 29, 1999

April 25 to 29, 1999 · NWS TSA · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

The Caney River at Bartlesville rose above its flood stage of 13 feet at 400 PM CDT on April 25. The Caney River at Ramona rose above its flood stage of 26 feet at 800 PM CDT on April 25.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

The Caney River at Bartlesville rose above its flood stage of 13 feet at 400 PM CDT on April 25. The river crested at 13.6 feet at 800 PM CDT before falling back below flood stage at 1200 AM CDT on April 26.The Caney River at Ramona rose above its flood stage of 26 feet at 800 PM CDT on April 25. The river crested at 28.6 feet at 300 PM CDT on April 26 before falling back below flood stage at 900 AM CDT on April 28.The Caney River at Collinsville rose above its flood stage of 26 feet at 200 PM CDT on April 25. The river crested at 32.4 feet at 1000 PM CDT on April 28 before falling back below flood stage at 1100 AM CDT on April 29.

The radar

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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Washington

When
April 25, 1:00 PM CST to April 29, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Rogers

When
April 25, 1:00 PM CST to April 29, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Rogers forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Tulsa

When
April 25, 1:00 PM CST to April 29, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Tulsa forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5690962, 5690963, 5690964.