Flash Flood — Johnston, Oklahoma

2018-03-27 · near Folsom, Johnston, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Swiftly moving water spilled over a dirt road. A 72 year old woman drove into the water and car stalled around 9am CDT. She was able to climb out of the car and to safety. Upon trying to get back into the car around 11:30am CDT, the lady fell into the water and was swept away. She was found approximately 150-200 yards down stream tangled in a log jam.

Wider weather episode

Post-frontal storms/showers formed and trained across mainly south central Oklahoma on the morning of the 27th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 745727. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.