Flood, Okmulgee
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Okmulgee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 35.647, -95.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Oklahoma, February 1, 2001
The Deep Fork River near Beggs rose above its flood stage of 18 feet during the afternoon hours on January 31. 2 feet during the predawn hours on February 1 before falling below the flood stage shortly after sunrise on February 1.
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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
The Deep Fork River near Beggs rose above its flood stage of 18 feet during the afternoon hours on January 31. The river crested at 18.2 feet during the predawn hours on February 1 before falling below the flood stage shortly after sunrise on February 1.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 8:40 PM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 8:40 PM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 840 PM CST WED JAN 31 2001 SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE PANHANDLES THIS EVENING WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. SATL SHOWING SOME THIN CIRRUS SPILLING EASTWARD OUT OF THE PANHANDLES AND WESTERN KANSAS TOWARD THE AREA...BUT SHOULD NOT HAMPER FAIRLY GOOD RADIATIONAL CONDITIONS FOR THE NIGHT. TEMPS HEADING FOR THE 20S OVERNIGHT AND CURRENT FORECAST HAS THINGS WELL IN HAND. NO UPDATE NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. .TUL... AR...NONE. OK...NONE.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Dense Fog in California, February 1 to 2, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 1, 2001
- Drought in North Carolina, February 1 to 28, 2001
- Drought in South Carolina, February 1 to 28, 2001
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2001
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 1 to 2, 2001
- Drought in Georgia, February 1 to 28, 2001
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 1 to 2, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 1 to 2, 2001
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 1, 2001
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 1, 2001
- High Wind in Oregon, February 1 to 3, 2001
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, February 2001
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: 5235070.