Flash Flood in Lincoln County, Oklahoma

Flash Flood May 24, 2016 – May 25, 2016 · Lincoln County, Oklahoma

Death

Injuries

$100K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Stroud (35.7623, -96.6514).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 628559. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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