Flash Flood — Ellis, Oklahoma

2025-09-08 · near Catesby, Ellis, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Several county roads around the unincorporated community of Catesby were flooded. The location and event time are approximate.

Wider weather episode

On the 8th, modest northwesterly flow aloft, including an embedded upper-level impulse, was present across the Southern Plains. This enhanced flow and lift contributed to scattered supercell thunderstorms from southern Kansas into portions of northern Oklahoma and the adjacent northeast Texas Panhandle. In addition to reports of large hail and isolated wind damage, a well-documented tornado occurred in northern Harper County, north of the community of Buffalo, Oklahoma.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290045. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.