Flash Flood — Rogers, Oklahoma

2015-05-24 · near Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Firefighter drowns performing water rescue just west of town on highway 20.

Wider weather episode

A slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure moved from the Rockies into the Plains on the 23rd and 24th. Very moist and slightly unstable air was in place across the Southern Plains ahead of this system. Several rounds of thunderstorms developed and moved across eastern Oklahoma, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall and flash flooding. An isolated damaging wind event also occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 578550. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.