Oklahoma, 1999

Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 25, 1999

June 25, 1999 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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.

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, McCurtain

When
June 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County, Pollard
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding occurred when 7.9 inches of rain fell in a 2 1/2 hour period washing out roads and bridges. Other heavy rains were also reported in many areas across the northern half of the county washing out multiple small bridges or tinhorns and drastically slowing tourism in Smithville, Watson and Buffalo.

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.

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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: 5698012.