Flood, Okmulgee
- When
- February 2, 4:00 AM CST to February 4, 5:00 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 2 to 4, 2001
The Deep Fork River near Beggs rose above its flood stage of 18 feet during the afternoon hours on February 2. 8 feet during the predawn hours on February 3 before falling below the flood stage during the predawn hours on February 4.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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 February 2. The river crested at 18.8 feet during the predawn hours on February 3 before falling below the flood stage during the predawn hours on February 4.
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 Feb 2, 3:07 AM CST, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 3:07 AM CST, 53 minutes before
EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 307 AM CST FRI FEB 2 2001 SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS TO DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY SHIFTING THE WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH. COOL START WILL HOLD AFTERNOON HIGHS DOWN EVENTHOUGH 8H TEMPS WILL START TO REBOUND. SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY HELPING SET UP A WARMING TREND. WARMER THAN NORMAL HIGHS SHOULD OCCUR INTO NEXT WEEK AS NO SIGNIFICANT SURGES OF COLD AIR ARE HINTED AT UNTIL TUESDAY DESPITE THE CONTINUED NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE NEXT SIGNICANT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TUESDAY AND COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME LOW CLOUDS BUT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH PRECIPITATION AS MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED. GENERALLY WENT WITH A BLEND OF THE NEW AVN MOS AND THE NGM MOS FOR TEMPS IN THE NEAR TERM. WILL NOT ALTER THE EXTENDED MUCH. FCSTID = 17 TUL 42 30 53 36 / 0 0 0 0 FSM 45 27 53 34 / 0 0 0 0 MLC 44 28 55 35 / 0 0 0 0 BVO 40 25 53 33 / 0 0 0 0 FYV 38 23 50 30 / 0 0 0 0 BYV 38 23 50 30 / 0 0 0 0 MIO 39 25 52 33 / 0 0 0 0 MKO 42 30 53 36 / 0 0 0 0 F10 42 30 53 36 / 0 0 0 0 HHW 47 28 58 36 / 0 0 0 0 .TUL... AR...NONE. OK...NONE. ABBAS
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
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 2, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 2 to 3, 2001
- High Wind in Colorado, February 2, 2001
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 2 to 3, 2001
- High Wind in Montana, February 2, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 2 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: 5235071.