63
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Flood in Le Flore County, Oklahoma: 63 recorded events between 2008 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #172 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Le Flore County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Le Flore County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 63 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Le Flore County archive, flood makes up 5.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #172 for this hazard and #2 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 94.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flood in Le Flore County with 18 recorded events, while Jul is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2015 | COAL CREEK | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2023 | COAL CREEK | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | SHADY PT | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | COAL CREEK | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | COAL CREEK | 0 | $0 |
| May 5, 2022 | ARKOMA | 0 | $0 |
| May 5, 2022 | SHADY PT | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | SHADY PT | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2021 | PANCO | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2021 | PANCO | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | NEFF | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Le Flore County
- Hail 548
- Thunderstorm Wind 466
- Flash Flood 94
- Tornado 78
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 2:15 am CDT on May 10th. The river crested at 43.54 feet at 1:00 am CDT on the 12th, resulting in major flooding. Very severe agricultural flooding occurred and many county roads were totally impassable. One flood-related fatality occurred at around 3:30 am CDT on the 11th near Spiro when a man tried to rescue cattle that had been inundated by flood waters. He drown and was found on May 13th. The river fell below flood stage at 11:30 pm CDT on the 15th.
The Poteau River near Poteau rose above its flood stage of 24 feet at 7:45 p.m. cdt on March 18th. The river crested at 28.78 feet at 8:00 a.m. cdt on March 19th. This crest classified the flood as a moderate flood. The river fell below its flood stage at 10:15 p.m. cdt on March 22nd.
The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 12:45 pm CDT on March 16th. The river crested at 33.21 feet at 11:30 am CDT on the 17th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 7:30 am CDT on the 18th.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Le Flore County, Oklahoma?
63 flood events are recorded in Le Flore County between 2008 and 2023, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Le Flore County?
The strongest flood on record in Le Flore County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Le Flore County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/le-flore-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.