A slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure moved from the Rockies into the Plains on the 23rd and 24th. Very moist and slightly unstable air was in place across the Southern Plains ahead of this system.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
A slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure moved from the Rockies into the Plains on the 23rd and 24th. Very moist and slightly unstable air was in place across the Southern Plains ahead of this system. Several rounds of thunderstorms developed and moved across eastern Oklahoma, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall and flash flooding. An isolated damaging wind event also occurred.
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 May 23, 5:16 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
616 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
.DISCUSSION...
THE 00Z TAF DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM/KROG.
VERY MESSY AVIATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS. DEEP PLUME OF GULF
MOISTURE IN PLACE WITH NUMEROUS ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED.
CONDITIONS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN THE FLIGHT CATEGORIES...BOUNCING
FROM VFR TO IFR AT TIMES WITH STORMS. CIGS SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE
MVFR RANGE. WINDS WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY FROM THE SE AND MAY GUST
TO AROUND 20 KTS AT TIMES.
LACY
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 337 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015/
DISCUSSION...
..LIFE THREATENING FLOOD POTENTIAL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...
WIDESPREAD CONVECTION IS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS WITHIN AN EXPANDING PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE. OBSERVED
RAINFALL RATES HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVE ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS BENEATH
ANY CONVECTIVE SEGMENT THAT BECOMES ORIENTATED PERPENDICULAR TO
THE LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW. FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BACK AS
UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES WHILE DIFFLUENT REGION GRADUALLY SPREADS
EASTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW THE ONGOING CONVECTION TO EXPAND IN
COVERAGE FROM WEST TX NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN OK THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL FORECASTS MAY BE CONSERVATIVE
BASED ON OBSERVED CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...AND LATER UPDATES
MAY NEED TO INCREASE TOTALS A BIT FURTHER ESPECIALLY FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
IMPACT: WET SOILS ALONG WITH MANY LARGER RIVERS NEAR OR CURRENTLY
IN FLOOD STAGE WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID ONSET OF FLASH FLOODING. EVEN
THE CONSERVATIVE RAINFALL TOTALS WILL PRODUCE LIFE AND PROPERTY
THREATENING FLOODING.
THE RAINFALL AXIS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SUNDAY AFTERNOON / OVERNIGHT
AND IMPACT WESTERN ARKANSAS. WHILE THE RAINFALL TOTALS MAY TAPER A
BIT AS THE UPPER FORCING REMAINS LESS...THE SATURATED CONDITIONS
WILL MAINTAIN THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS FLOODING. OF ADDITIONAL
CONCERN WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS A LARGE COMPLEX OF
STORMS ORIGINATES ACROSS WESTERN TX AND SPREADS NORTHEASTWARD.
WHILE THE BULK OF THIS RAINFALL IS CURRENTLY FORECAST NEAR THE
ARKLATEX REGION...HEALTHY RAINFALL TOTALS ARE LIKELY TO SPREAD
INTO SE OK AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS WHICH WILL QUICKLY WORSEN ANY
ONGOING FLOOD CONDITIONS.
A LULL IN CONVECTIVE COVERAGE IS EXPECTED FOR THE MID WEEK PERIOD
BEFORE A COLD FRONT AND UPPER WAVE IMPACT THE REGION BY LATE NEXT
WEEK WITH MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 66 75 64 81 / 100 100 40 20
FSM 68 78 66 80 / 90 100 80 40
MLC 67 73 67 79 / 100 100 40 40
BVO 65 74 61 81 / 100 100 40 20
FYV 65 74 63 77 / 80 100 80 40
BYV 64 76 64 78 / 70 100 80 30
MKO 65 74 64 80 / 100 100 50 40
MIO 65 76 63 80 / 100 100 60 20
F10 65 73 65 79 / 100 100 40 40
HHW 68 75 67 79 / 90 100 60 60
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ054-
OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-
OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-
OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM MONDAY FOR ARZ001-
ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.
&&
AVIATION...30HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 712 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241030- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 712 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 ...DANGEROUS FLOODING TO DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA UNTIL 4 AM... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...ESPECIALLY AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 69 ONSET...ONGOING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...PRIMARILY EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. AN AXIS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RESULT...AND DANGEROUS FLOODING IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SOILS REMAIN SATURATED AND MANY RIVERS ARE AT CAPACITY. THIS WILL LEAD TO POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOODING FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED...ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS AND LAKES...SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE SURROUNDINGS SO ANY EVACUATIONS CAN TAKE PLACE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE SHOULD ANY WARNINGS BE ISSUED. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR HAS SUFFICIENTLY INCREASED AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW CLOUD BASES TO SUPPORT A AN ELEVATED RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. DESPITE THE INCREASED RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...THE MORE WIDESPREAD IMPACTS WILL BE FROM THE FLOODING RAINFALL THAT WILL OCCUR. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... DANGEROUS FLOODING WILL BE ONGOING SUNDAY AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST IN MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY RAIN AXIS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH THE HEAVY RAINS SPREADING ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS. CONDITIONS REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF RAPID ONSET FLASH FLOODING AND QUICK ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN SHOULD FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. THE RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY...HOWEVER A LARGE COMPLEX OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS AND TRACK INTO FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN ARKANSAS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL QUICKLY WORSEN ANY ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK...HOWEVER THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FURTHER REFINED IN LATER FORECASTS. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL NEXT WEEK WILL AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING LARGE STEM RIVER FLOODING. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... RESPONSE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS NEAR LARGER RIVER BASINS. LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AXIS. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
552 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
OKZ054-059-232330-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
552 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 552 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES WEST OF APPERSON TO 16 MILES WEST OF RALSTON
TO 16 MILES WEST OF PAWNEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...SHIDLER...
FAIRFAX...BURBANK...APPERSON...WEBB CITY...GRAINOLA...PAWNEE...
MARAMEC...SKEDEE...RALSTON AND QUAY.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3700 9661 3690 9657 3616 9663 3616 9683
3624 9682 3624 9692 3633 9693 3633 9704
3651 9704 3656 9691 3658 9690 3659 9705
3668 9707 3670 9704 3669 9695 3675 9689
3675 9683 3679 9676 3701 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 223DEG 31KT 3676 9708 3653 9701
3634 9707SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
649 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
OKZ054-059-240030-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
649 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OSAGE AND PAWNEE
AT 649 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAINOLA TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BURBANK TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF PAWNEE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...PAWHUSKA...
SHIDLER...OSAGE...HOMINY...WYNONA...FAIRFAX...PERSHING...TALLANT...
NELAGONEY...BURBANK...APPERSON...WEBB CITY...PEARSONIA...FORAKER...
GRAINOLA...PAWNEE...JENNINGS...TERLTON...HALLETT...MARAMEC...
BLACKBURN...SKEDEE...CLEVELAND...RALSTON...WESTPORT...QUAY...WALNUT
CREEK STATE PARK AND SUNSET LAKE.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3701 9631 3668 9615 3616 9628 3616 9683
3624 9682 3624 9690 3662 9689 3675 9686
3675 9683 3677 9682 3679 9676 3701 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 266DEG 21KT 3703 9681 3665 9663
3624 9680SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
709 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
OKZ049-073-075-240100-
LATIMER OK-PITTSBURG OK-PUSHMATAHA OK-
709 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHEASTERN PITTSBURG...NORTHERN PUSHMATAHA AND LATIMER
AT 709 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST
OF STANLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
WILBURTON...YANUSH...HIGGINS...DAMON...GOWEN...PANOLA...RED
OAK...HARTSHORNE...HAILEYVILLE...DOW...CLAYTON...STANLEY...
TUSKAHOMA...KIAMICHI...SARDIS...ROBBERS CAVE STATE PARK AND CLAYTON
LAKE STATE PARK.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3505 9562 3505 9501 3439 9527 3456 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 196DEG 33KT 3464 9550SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
726 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
OKZ065-066-240115-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
726 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
CENTRAL OKFUSKEE
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN OKMULGEE
AT 726 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF
BEARDEN...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...OKEMAH...BEARDEN...CLEARVIEW...
CASTLE...BOLEY...MASON...OKFUSKEE AND WELTY.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3564 9650 3564 9609 3528 9623 3528 9643
3529 9645 3545 9645 3545 9648 3543 9648
3543 9650 3543 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 188DEG 30KT 3520 9639SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
757 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
OKZ054-059-060-064-066-240145-
CREEK OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-TULSA OK-
757 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN CREEK...NORTHWESTERN OKMULGEE...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...
EASTERN PAWNEE AND SOUTHERN TULSA
AT 757 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WESTPORT TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRISTOW...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
INCLUDE...TULSA...LIBERTY...GRAY...PRESTON...BEGGS...SAND SPRINGS...
JENKS...GLENPOOL...WESTPORT...BRISTOW...SLICK...MOUNDS...KIEFER...
MANNFORD...KELLYVILLE...SAPULPA...KEYSTONE STATE PARK...TULSA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND JENKS RIVERSIDE AIRPORT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3624 9636 3625 9582 3565 9599 3564 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 270DEG 32KT 3624 9629 3571 9644SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
843 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
OKZ054-055-060-061-064-067-240215-
CREEK OK-OSAGE OK-ROGERS OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-WASHINGTON OK-
843 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN CREEK...SOUTHEASTERN OSAGE...WESTERN ROGERS...TULSA...
NORTHWESTERN WAGONER AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON
AT 843 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF SAND SPRINGS TO KIEFER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE
STORMS INCLUDE...TULSA...GRAY...CATOOSA...SAND SPRINGS...JENKS...
OWASSO...GLENPOOL...SPERRY...SKIATOOK...COLLINSVILLE...BROKEN
ARROW...ONETA...KIEFER...TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND JENKS
RIVERSIDE AIRPORT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE
THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.
LAT...LON 3642 9599 3646 9572 3602 9567 3591 9609
3629 9613
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 242DEG 28KT 3624 9610 3595 9606The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:44 UTC.
61 flash flood, 7 flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
This tornado snapped large tree limbs as it moved north. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 75 to 85 mph.
Several roads were flooded.
Highway 270 was closed south of the junction with Highway 271, between Wister and Heavener due to flooding of Wister Lake.
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 58 mph.
Portions of E 51st Street were flooded between Harvard Avenue and Yale Avenue.
Major flooding in east Tulsa with three feet of water over 90th East Avenue and S 33rd Street.
Portions of S Sheridan Road were flooded between E 41st Street and E 51st Street. Several vehicles were stalled in the flood water.
Roads were flooded near the intersection of E 61st Street and S Utica Avenue.
Osage Street in Skiatook was closed due to high water.
Numerous roads were flooded in and around town.
Roads and yards were flooded near the intersection of E 26th Street and S 139th E Avenue.
Roads were flooded near the intersection of E 41st Street and S Yale Avenue.
The Creek Turnpike on-ramp was closed eastbound at S Memorial Drive due to flooding and stalled car. The Broken Arrow Expressway underpass was impassable due to flooding near the vicinity of E 31st Street and S Yale Avenue.
Highway 20 between Skiatook and Collinsville was impassable due to high water. Several vehicles were stalled in the flood water, necessitating water rescues.
The Rolling Hills subdivision, south of Catoosa, at E 3rd Street and S 197th E Avenue was flooded.
Portions of Kenosha Street were flooded and impassable.
Portions of S Utica Place were flooded.
Major flooding occurred at E 49th Street and S 72nd E Avenue.
A low water crossing was severely flooded and impassable on S 273rd E Ave between E 81st Street and E 91st Street.
Flood waters damaged homes in Rolling Hills subdivision, south of Catoosa, at E 3rd Street and S 197th E Avenue.
Severe flooding occurred at W Kenosha Street and S Elm Place.
Severe flooding occurred in and around Catoosa. Emergency services personnel rescued people from stalled vehicles on S 193rd E Avenue between E Admiral Place and E 11th Street.
The road was closed due to severe flooding at E 101st Street and S Lynn Lane Road.
Flood water inundated a bridge on E 51st Street.
Roads were flooded near the intersection of 108th E Avenue and Admiral Blvd.
Several retention ponds in the vicinity of Highway 51 and Highway 169 were nearly full and threatened to overtop their banks.
West Houston Street was closed due to flooding. Woodland Park neighborhood, near W Kenosha Street and S Aspen Avenue was flooded.
Several county roads, as well as Highway 75 and Highway 75A, were flooded. Bridges were washed out and vehicles were stranded in the flood water.
Numerous roads were flooded in and around town.
Significant flooding at Highway 75 and W 141st Street.
Streets were flooded near N Delaware Avenue and E 46th Street N.
The Village Shopping Center at Highway 75 and E 138th Street was flooded and evacuated.
Numerous roads were flooded in and around town.
Law enforcement closed roads near E 111th Street and S Mingo Road due to high water.
Roads were flooded in and around Sperry.
The road was flooded by a creek at E 121st Street S and S 129th E Avenue.
Several roads were flooded east of S 193rd E Ave and south of E 31st Street.
Portions of Highway 75A were impassable due to high water.
The road was flooded at E 81st Street and S 129th E Avenue and a vehicle stalled in the high water.
Several roads were flooded in north Tulsa.
Two men were drown on the Onapa Boat Ramp when the rising water of Lake Eufaula inundated their vehicle. The men were missing until June 7th when the lake receded enough for their vehicle to be found.
Roads were flooded east of Highway 51 between E 111th Street and E 121st Street.
Widespread flooding occurred in and around Adair, with water rising into one home.
Widespread flooding occurred in and around Miami. Some roads were impassable.
Firefighter drowns performing water rescue just west of town on highway 20.
EW Road 630 was flooded and impassable.
Portions of 106th Street N were flooded between N 145th E Avenue and N 193rd E Avenue.
Widespread flooding occurred across the northern portions of Tahlequah. Numerous roads were closed.
A section of roadway was scoured away by flood water in Oak Grove.
Highway 80 near Hulbert was impassable due to high water.
North 4830 Road was washed out south of the E 480 Road.
Several homes were evacuated by boat near Park and Washington Streets. A man drown in flood water near the intersection of S Hickory Road and W 186th Street S.
Several roads were flooded in and around Fort Gibson.
Several roads were flooded across Pittsburg County. Portions of Highway 270 near Alderson and Highway 69 near Savanna were flooded.
A small bridge was washed out near Rosewood Drive.
County Roads 1120 and 3830 near Clearview were closed due to high water.
A section of Highway 27 was washed out south of Okemah. Much of Highway 48 was closed throughout Okfuskee County.
Portions of Highway 16 were flooded with several feet of water over the roadway.
Eufaula Lake flooded all roads that accessed the McIntosh County Sheriffs Office.
Big Elk Creek on the north side of town flooded roads.
Smith Ferry Road on the south side of Muskogee was flooded.
Portions of Highway 20 on the east side of Claremore were flooded.
US 271 was closed south of Clayton due to high water.
Highway 270 was closed south of the junction with Highway 271 between Wister and Heavener due to flooding at Wister lake.
Highway 3 was closed east of Antlers at the Kiamichi River due to high water.
Numerous roads were closed throughout Pittsburg County due to high water. Highway 31 was closed from the Highway 270 junction to Haywood and to Highway 31A. Highway 63 was closed from Haileyville to Kiowa. Highway 270 was closed from west of Indian Nations Turnpike to Arpelar. Highway 69B was closed from McAelster north to Highway 113.
Highway 70 was closed at the Muddy Boggy River, east of Boswell, due to high water.
Highway 10 was closed east of Highway 169 due to high water.
Riverview Park was flooded.
Lake Wister State Park was evacuated due to rising water. All roads around the park were closed.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood, McIntosh | 2015-05-24 | 20 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flood, McIntosh | 2015-05-24 | 20 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Rogers | 2015-05-24 | 44 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flood, Creek | 2015-05-24 | 37 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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