Flash Flooding and Flooding in Oklahoma, June 26, 2007

Name: Flash Flooding and Flooding in Oklahoma, June 26, 2007
Start: 2007-06-26T06:00
End: 2007-06-26T13:45
Location: Oklahoma

June 26, 2007 · NWS OUN · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

Waves of intense showers and thunderstorms continued to move north through the eastern two thirds of Oklahoma. The heavy rainfall and already saturated ground made for easy flash flood conditions through the morning and early afternoon hours.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Tropical storms and surge
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Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $165,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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 OUN wrote it up.

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 Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 2:33 AM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:33 AM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
333 AM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007

.DISCUSSION...
A NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER LOW... CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS... WILL MAINTAIN A PATTERN THAT IS FAVORABLE FOR RAIN
OVER MUCH OF OUR FORECAST AREA. THE RAIN WILL BE MOSTLY TO THE
EAST OF THE SHEAR AXIS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW... WHICH WILL
FAVOR ALL BUT OUR NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES.

DUE TO AT LEAST TWO WEEKS OF DAILY RAINS... THE GROUND IS QUITE
WET OVER NEARLY ALL OUR FORECAST AREA. ...AND WITH PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES AROUND 2 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OR SO OF OUR
AREA... THE EXISTING FLASH FLOOD WATCH LOOKS QUITE REASONABLE.

THIS FORECAST WILL FEATURE REFINED RAIN CHANCES... AND THE NUMBERS
FOR TODAY MAY CHANGE BEFORE THE FORECAST IS ACTUALLY ISSUED...
DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE CURRENT RAIN PATTERN. ALSO...
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED SLIGHTLY TO REFLECT THE NEARLY
PERPETUAL CLOUD COVER AND WIDESPREAD RAIN THAT IS EXPECTED
TODAY... TOMORROW... AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY.

RAIN CHANCES DECREASE TOWARD THE WEEKEND... MOSTLY BECAUSE OF
GRADUALLY INCREASING UNCERTAINTIES AS TO EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
IF THE MODELS ARE RIGHT... AND THE UPPER LOW MOVES ONLY SLIGHTLY
TO THE EAST... THE EASTERN HALF OR SO OF OUR FORECAST AREA WILL
SEE RAIN EVERY DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  81  70  80  69 /  90  70  70  60
HOBART OK         82  69  84  68 /  70  50  60  50
WICHITA FALLS TX  84  71  83  70 /  80  70  70  60
GAGE OK           84  66  81  65 /  40  40  50  40
PONCA CITY OK     80  69  82  69 /  80  60  70  60
DURANT OK         81  72  81  72 / 100  90  70  50

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR OKZ018>020-
     023>032-035-037>048-050>052.

TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR TXZ085-086-
     088>090.

&&

02/23

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 5:45 AM CST, 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
645 AM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-261700-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
645 AM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
NO ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
A NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT.  LIFT TO THE EAST
OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND MANY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER MOST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS. THE ASSOCIATED CLOUDS WILL
MINIMIZE DAYTIME HEATING... AND ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.  AS A RESULT... THE RISK OF LARGE HAIL
AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE LOW.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY JUN 27.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...20 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
HEAVY RAINFALL HAS LEFT THE GROUND SATURATED ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF IN SOME
AREAS... AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT FOR MORE
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.  AS THE UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM DRIFTS SLOWLY
EAST... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL ALSO SHIFT EAST FROM DAY TO DAY.
STORMS WILL PROBABLY BE CONFINED TO THE EASTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA BY
MONDAY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THE CONTINUING FLOW OF MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... ALONG
WITH A TENDENCY FOR STORMS TO MOVE SLOWLY... WILL RESULT IN A
CONTINUED RISK OF FLOODING.  IF THE UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES EAST AS
EXPECTED... THE RISK OF FLOODING WILL BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY LESS BY
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON
TODAY.

CMS

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:57 UTC.

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Event by event

9 flash flood, 4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Tillman

When: June 26, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Tillman County, 3 mi N of Grandfield
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.273, -98.680

HWY 36 was closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood, Stephens

When: June 26, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Stephens County, Duncan
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.520, -97.950

US 81 at Elder Street was impassable due to high water. North Street from Chestnut to Eastland Streets were also impassable.

Flash Flood, Stephens

When: June 26, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Stephens County, 3 mi N of Comanche
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.413, -97.970

Old US HWY 81 was impassable due to high water.

Flash Flood, Cotton

When: June 26, 6:20 AM CST
Where: Cotton County, Cookietown
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.270, -98.450

Numerous locations on US HWY 281 between Cookietown and Randlett had water covering the road. Also, locations between Cookietown and Walters had water covering the road.

Flash Flood, Cotton

When: June 26, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Cotton County, Walters
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 34.350, -98.300

Water was reported inside several homes and business. Monetary damages were estimated.

Flash Flood, Jefferson

When: June 26, 8:40 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Waurika
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.170, -98.000

Several streets were closed in town due to high water.

Flood, Pottawatomie

When: June 26, 10:19 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County, Shawnee
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.330, -96.920

In Shawnee, 45th Street between West Bryant and East Harrison was closed due to high water. Forty-six single family homes and seven commercial buildings sustained major flood damage. About sixty homes were reported to have minor flood damage. Monetary damages were estimated.

Flood, Pottawatomie

When: June 26, 10:19 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County, Earlsboro
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.270, -96.820

State HWY 9 was flooded and impassable.

Flood, Pottawatomie

When: June 26, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County, Tecumseh
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.250, -96.930

Six inches of water was reported in the Kwik Stop convenience store. A woman was evacuated from her home when a nearby creek overflowed its banks. Water got into the high school, damaging all the flooring. Monetary damages were estimated.

Flash Flood, Oklahoma

When: June 26, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County, 4 mi N of Bethany
Cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.578, -97.630

High water covered the road at Ski Island. Two females were rescued after driving into high water. Three other water rescues were successful around Oklahoma City. No injuries were reported. Monetary damages were estimated.

Flash Flood, Canadian

When: June 26, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Canadian County, 3 mi E of Piedmont
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.697

North 164th between Morgan and County Line roads, as well as the intersection at north 164th and County Line road were closed due to high water.

Flash Flood, Canadian

When: June 26, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Canadian County, 3 mi ENE of Piedmont
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.667, -97.701

The intersection of N192nd and County Line roads closed due to high water.

Flood, Payne

When: June 26, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Payne County, Stillwater
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.120, -97.070

Two areas were barricaded off due to flooding. One area was the entrance to Strickland Park and the other is near the intersection of Lake View and Park Drives.

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.
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 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, June 2007

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: 44310, 44312, 44319, 44323, 45501, 44325, 44333, 44334, 45490, 44326, 44327, 44329, 44338.