Flood, Adair
- When
- June 17, 10:00 PM CST to June 19, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Adair forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Oklahoma, June 17 to 19, 2000
The Illinois River near Watts rose above its flood stage of 13 feet at 11 pm on June 17. The Illinois River near Tahlequah rose above its flood stage of 11 feet at 1 am cdt June 18.
Where it happened
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- 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 TSA wrote it up.
The Illinois River near Watts rose above its flood stage of 13 feet at 11 pm on June 17. The river crested at 17.0 feet at 5 am cdt on June 18 before falling below its flood stage at 11 am the same day.The Illinois River near Tahlequah rose above its flood stage of 11 feet at 1 am cdt June 18. The river crested at 13.0 feet at 4 am on June 19 before falling below its flood stage at 11 am cdt that same day.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Cherokee
- When
- June 17, 10:00 PM CST to June 19, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.907, -95.000 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 17, 2000
- High Wind in California, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 2000
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: 5152420, 5152421.