Flood in Oklahoma, June 13 to 15, 2002

Name: Flood in Oklahoma, June 13 to 15, 2002
Start: 2002-06-13T17:00
End: 2002-06-15T20:00
Location: Oklahoma

June 13 to 15, 2002 · NWS TSA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Neosho River near Commerce rose above its flood stage of 15 feet at 6 pm cdt on June 13th. 5 feet at 1 am cdt on June 15th.

Where it happened

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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 Neosho River near Commerce rose above its flood stage of 15 feet at 6 pm cdt on June 13th. The river crested at 17.5 feet at 1 am cdt on June 15th. The river fell below its flood stage at 9 pm cdt on the same day.

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 Jun 13, 2:00 PM CST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:00 PM CST, 3 hours before

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA
300 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

NORTHERN END OF MCS THAT HAS BEEN PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY NOW
SWEEPING THROUGH SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ZONES.  SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY BE
EXITING THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  ALSO HAVE A SECONDARY
CLUSTER OF SHRA/TSRA THAT HAS FORMED THIS AFTERNOON OVER SE KS/SW MO
THAT IS CLIPPING FAR NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE AREA.  WILL MAINTAIN
SOME LOW POPS FOR THE 1ST PERIOD TONIGHT...BUT EMPHASIS ON QUIETER
WEATHER OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS AS PRECIP CHANCES MOVE OFF TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.

NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY AS
ANOTHER MCS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW REGIME AT THAT
TIME.  WILL CONTINUE WITH POPS FOR SUNDAY/MONDAY AS NORTHWEST FLOW
PATTERN CONTINUES.

TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LOOK DRY WITH WARMING TEMPS AS UPPER RIDGE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA.

FCSTID = 4

TUL  63  81  57  83 /  20  10  10  10
FSM  67  83  55  85 /  50  10  10  10
MLC  67  82  56  84 /  30  10  10  10
BVO  60  81  54  83 /  20  10  10  10
FYV  61  77  54  79 /  50  10  10  10
BYV  61  77  53  79 /  50  10  10  10
MIO  61  79  54  82 /  30  10  10  10
MKO  66  81  56  83 /  20  10  10  10
F10  66  82  57  84 /  20  10  10  10
HHW  68  84  56  86 /  30  10  10  10
.TSA...
AR...NONE.
OK...NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:00 PM CST, 5 hours before

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-141200-

EASTERN OKLAHOMA / NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
100 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

...A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
   AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...

THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST AND
SOUTHEAST INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON. INDIVIDUAL STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER WILL END THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.

.SPOTTER ACTIVATION...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

.DISCUSSION...
AMPLE SUNSHINE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS
MORNING HAS RESULTED IN A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA  WILL
MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST...EVENTUALLY TAPPING INTO THE INSTABILITY
(LIFTED INDICES -5 TO -8) OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS.  ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL LINGER BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL CLEAR THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. THIS MAY ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. DRIER MORE STABLE AIR WILL WORK INTO THE
AREA FOR TOMORROW.

RISK TABLE
VALID THROUGH 1200 UTC FRIDAY

AREA 1...EAST OF A GRAVETTE ARKANSAS TO BOSWELL OKLAHOMA LINE
THUNDERSTORM PROBABILITY...100
SEVERE PROBABILITY IF STORMS OCCUR...50
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE PROBABILITY IF STORMS OCCUR...10

RISK AREAS DEFINE THE GREATEST RISK.  PROBABILITIES ARE IN PERCENT.
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE IS DEFINED AS F1 OR GREATER WIND/TORNADO DAMAGE
AND/OR GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL OR LARGER.

.OTHER HAZARDS...
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LAST NIGHT.
HEAVY RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM OR MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY
MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

RELATED GRAPHICAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA

Local storm report, Jun 13, 1:55 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
255 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0730 PM    15 W BURBANK              OK   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/12/02   OSAGE                          REPORTED BY EOC

Local storm report, Jun 13, 2:34 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
334 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0123 AM    REDOAK                    OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/13/02   LATIMER                        VINYL SIDING BLOWN OFF
                                          HOUSE. TREE TOP DAMAGE.
                                          REPORTED BY EOC.

0215 PM    4 S WEATHERS              OK   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
06/13/02   PITTSBURG                      REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0217 PM    6.5 N BOSWELL             OK   WIND DAMAGE
06/13/02   CHOCTAW                        TREE TOPS DAMAGED.
                                          REPORTED BY EOC.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Ottawa

When: June 13, 5:00 PM CST to June 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Ottawa forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 36.836, -94.810 (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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, June 2002

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: 5300372.