Flash Flood in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Flash Flood April 5, 2025 · Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Portions of SH-63 between US-270 and Bache Road were closed due to flooding.
The wider storm
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 4th, as lift associated with an approaching upper level disturbance increased north of a stationary front across northeastern Oklahoma and southern Arkansas. The strongest storms produced large hail up to golf ball size and damaging wind gusts.
Additional rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms occurred across the area during the evening of the 4th, and then again during the early morning hours of the 5th. Locally heavy rainfall from these multiple rounds of storms resulted in some flooding. The stronger storms also produced large hail up to ping pong ball size.
Began near Craig (34.8433, -95.6093).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1255453. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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