Flood — Creek, Oklahoma

2015-05-24 · near Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Several homes were evacuated by boat near Park and Washington Streets. A man drown in flood water near the intersection of S Hickory Road and W 186th Street S.

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 579071. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.