A corridor of heavy rainfall, centered from southwest into north-central Oklahoma, occurred from the morning into early evening of the 24th. Widespread one to nearly four-inch rainfall totals were observed/reported during the period, with the highest totals located across far northern Oklahoma (Kay County).
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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.
A corridor of heavy rainfall, centered from southwest into north-central Oklahoma, occurred from the morning into early evening of the 24th. Widespread one to nearly four-inch rainfall totals were observed/reported during the period, with the highest totals located across far northern Oklahoma (Kay County). This resulted in sporadic occurrences of (flash) flooding.
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:27 UTC.
2 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Widespread street flooding reported in the city of Ponca City. A portion of Business Highway 60 closed due to flooding. Time is estimated.
Relayed image showing flooding along East Tower Road, just east of the East Tower Road and North Pecan Road intersection. Time is estimated.
Social media image showing water overtopping the Burford Lake Dam, flooding portions of Panther Creek. Time is estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, October 2023
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1144043, 1144046, 1144090.