Flash Flood — Tulsa, Oklahoma

2000-05-06 · near Countywide, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Heavy rains fell across Tulsa county beginning the evening of May 5 and continuing through the night before ending the morning of May 6. The bulk of the rain fell over the western and southern parts of the county with 6.81 inches at Sand Springs and 5.84 inches at Jenks. Tulsa International Airport recorded 2.83 inches of rain. The most damage due to the flooding occurred in the Meadow Valley subdivision in Sand Springs. 115 homes were flooded in this subdivision as Fisher Creek overflowed. Flood damage was also reported in Jenks, Bixby, Glenpool, south Tulsa and Broken Arrow. Numerous roads and intersections were flooded. A few of the highways which were closed were Highway 75 near Glenpool, Highway 11 at 86th Street North and Highway 51 at 137th West Avenue. Damage to roads, bridges and infrastructure was estimated at $200,000. In addition to the property damage caused by the flood there was one fatality. Approximately 5 am cdt, a woman was traveling south on Sheridan Avenue in Tulsa between 71st street and 81st street. She drove her car into a stream which was flooding the road. Her car stalled and the water was rising so she got out of the car and was swept away. Her body was found a half mile downstream later that day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5148251. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.