Flash Flood, Garfield
- When
- July 9, 9:49 AM CST
- Where
- Garfield County, Enid
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 9, 1999
Heavy rain fell across portions of northern Oklahoma during the morning of the 9th, resulting in minor flooding. Several roads were closed due to flooding 5 miles south of Minco in Major County, and street flooding was reported in Enid in Garfield County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Heavy rain fell across portions of northern Oklahoma during the morning of the 9th, resulting in minor flooding. Several roads were closed due to flooding 5 miles south of Minco in Major County, and street flooding was reported in Enid in Garfield County.
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:46 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Major
- When
- July 9, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- Major County, 5 mi S of Meno
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.312, -98.536 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 9, 1999
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 9, 1999
- Wildfire in Virginia, July 9, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, July 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 9, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 9, 1999
More
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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: 5715066, 5715067.