Flash Flood — Lincoln, Oklahoma

2016-05-24 to 2016-05-25 · near Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma

Direct deaths

Injuries

$100K

Property damage

Event narrative

Media and law enforcement reported significant flash flooding in and around Stroud. The turnpike was also closed due to high water and a bad vehicular accident. Over 6 feet of water was reported covering Route 66 in some places. Several water rescues were reported. One person was also killed in their vehicle between Stroud and Davenport due to high water. Two others were hospitalized.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of the 24th, a few strong storms formed along an outflow boundary in north central Oklahoma. Later that evening and overnight into the 25th, despite a strong cap, storms formed across when a 700mb wave moved through central Oklahoma enhanced by the low level jet. These storms trained across central and eastern Oklahoma causing some flooding issues.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 628559. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.