Flood — Canadian, Oklahoma

2025-07-12 · near Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Roadway flooding, including vehicles stalled in floodwaters, occurred near the intersection of Mustang Road and Southwest 15th Street. The event time is approximate.

Wider weather episode

A weak and slow-moving upper trough translated across the WFO Norman Forecast Area on the 12th. A low-level airmass characterized by high humidity and modest buoyancy led to thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. Flooding occurred during the afternoon hours across the western and northern portions of the OKC Metropolitan Area. A pair of weak tornadoes were also observed across north-central Oklahoma given very low cloud bases and localized pockets of sufficient low-level instability/vorticity.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282654. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.