Flash Flood in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Flash Flood March 31, 2008 · Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy rain caused Highway 82 to be flooded at Peggs and several rural roads to be flooded across the northern part of Cherokee County. A woman drove a vehicle into a flooded low water crossing and the vehicle became stranded. A two year old girl was washed downstream and drowned as the mother tried to get her out of the vehicle.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms occurred across eastern Oklahoma on the 31st.
Began near Peggs (36.1312, -95.0367).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 87871. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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