Flash Flood — Okfuskee, Oklahoma

2013-06-01 · near Weleetka, Okfuskee, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Numerous roads were flooded around Clearview and Weleetka. Homes were evacuated in Weleetka from rising flood waters. Roads and bridges were damaged by flooding in this area. A 69 year old female drowned inside her vehicle after driving into floodwaters along Alabama Creek south of Clearview. A 14 year old passenger escaped through the sunroof.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma and southern Kansas along a slow-moving cold front during the afternoon hours of May 31st. Very unstable air ahead of the cold front, combined with strong wind shear, resulted in storms quickly evolving into supercells. These storms produced several tornadoes during the evening hours across northeastern Oklahoma. Severe weather and heavy rain continued into the morning hours of the 1st as the storms slowly moved through the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 461427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.