Another round of severe storms and flooding pummeled the Southern Plains on the 23rd.
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 OUN wrote it up.
Another round of severe storms and flooding pummeled the Southern Plains on the 23rd.
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 May 23, 5:28 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 628 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 .AVIATION...24/00Z TAF ISSUANCE... ACTIVE AVIATION PERIOD FOR THIS EVENING... OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE TAF PERIOD... WITH IFR CONDITIONS PERSISTING FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... BUT CHANCES REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. JTK && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 236 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015/ DISCUSSION... DANGEROUS SITUATION SETTING UP ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS AS ROUNDS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT/SUNDAY. MANY RIVERS ARE IN FLOOD AND ADDITIONAL TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND RAINFALL RATES OF IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL CONTINUE TO EXACERBATE THE SITUATION. PLEASE BE CAREFUL. WILL CONT WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 12Z MONDAY. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER... MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTN AND EVENING. LOW AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR... HOWEVER INSTABILITY REMAINS RATHER LIMITED OUTSIDE OF FAR SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA. PATTERN REMAINS RATHER ACTIVE AS ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF STORMS AND POSSIBLY SOME SEVERE STORMS IN THE FORECAST INTO THE DAY ON MONDAY. RAIN CHANCES THEN DECREASE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS... HOWEVER THEY DO REMAIN. HIGHER RAIN CHANCES RETURN BY LATE IN THE WEEK AS YET ANOTHER UPPER SHORTWAVE APPROACHES BY THE END OF THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 63 73 62 80 / 100 90 20 30 HOBART OK 61 75 58 81 / 60 50 20 30 WICHITA FALLS TX 63 77 62 81 / 100 80 20 40 GAGE OK 58 76 56 82 / 40 30 20 20 PONCA CITY OK 63 74 61 81 / 100 80 30 20 DURANT OK 66 73 65 79 / 100 100 60 40 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR OKZ004>048-050>052. TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR TXZ083>090. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 651 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-250000- 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- 651 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .FLOODING... WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN... CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS. THE FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXACERBATED WHERE EVER HEAVY RAIN OCCURS... AND AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL SEE RISES AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLOOD SITUATION. DEADLY FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY... WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS... TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THE SLIGHT RISK IS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SAYRE TO WATONGA TO ENID TO PERRY... AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HOLDENVILLE TO LAKE TEXOMA. THE SLIGHT RISK INCLUDES ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. A MARGINAL RISK COVERS MOST OF THE REST OF OKLAHOMA. THERE IS A MEDIUM THREAT FOR TORNADOES... AS LOW STORM BASES... DECENT MOIST AIR AND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT TORNADO DEVELOPMENT WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...SHOULD STAY PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND/OR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .FLOODING... HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...AND POSSIBLY MONDAY. CONTINUED FLOODING IS LIKELY. .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE UNLIKELY AFTER MONDAY. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. KURTZ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
735 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0734 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SW EDMOND 35.63N 97.50W
05/23/2015 OKLAHOMA OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER COVERING INTERSECTION OF W 33RD STREET AND KELLY
AVE. SOURCE EDMOND PD TWITTER.
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JTKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
737 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0734 PM FLOOD ANADARKO 35.07N 98.24W
05/23/2015 CADDO OK AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTS SEVERAL ROADS AND HOUSES FLOODED IN TOWN.
&&
JTKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
740 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM TORNADO 2 N MAYSVILLE 34.85N 97.41W
05/23/2015 GARVIN OK TRAINED SPOTTER
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MDAYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
744 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0744 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NNE LAKE HEFNER 35.62N 97.59W
05/23/2015 OKLAHOMA OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
OKLAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS WATER OVER HWY
74/PORTLAND AVE AND NW 150TH STREET. VIA TWITTER.
&&
JTKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
751 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0613 PM TORNADO BLANCHARD 35.14N 97.66W
05/23/2015 MCCLAIN OK EMERGENCY MNGR
5 TO 10 HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE FROM SE 7TH NORTH TO
HIGHWAY 62 ON THE EAST SIDE OF MACARTHUR IN BLANCHARD.
&&
MDAYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
757 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0757 PM FLASH FLOOD CHILLICOTHE 34.26N 99.51W
05/23/2015 HARDEMAN TX BROADCAST MEDIA
TXDOT REPORTING WATER OVER HWY 287 IN TOWN. RELAYED BY
KOLJ RADIO.
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JTKThe Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.
3 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Texas Department of Transportation reports water over Highway 287 in Chillicothe.
Several inches of water over area roads.
Texas Dept of Transportation reports water over Highway 287 and on several area roads across the county.
Flooding north of Chillicothe on FM 2006 and FM 90. Also on FM 91 and FM 924. Up to a foot of water over roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, May 2015
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: 582187, 582188, 582189, 582190.