94
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$918K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Le Flore County, Oklahoma: 94 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #191 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Le Flore County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Le Flore County is the 2010s, when 43 of the county's 94 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, flash flood makes up 7.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #191 for this hazard and #5 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 93.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Le Flore County with 32 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2019 | NEFF | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | SPIRO | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | BOKOSHE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | WHITESBORO | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2021 | WHITESBORO | 0 | $10K |
| Sep 1, 2020 | SHADY PT | 0 | $75K |
| Sep 1, 2020 | HOWE | 0 | $5K |
| Sep 1, 2020 | POTEAU | 0 | $5K |
| Sep 1, 2020 | SHADY PT | 0 | $50K |
| Sep 1, 2020 | PANAMA | 0 | $0 |
| May 15, 2020 | COWLINGTON | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Le Flore County
- Hail 548
- Thunderstorm Wind 466
- Tornado 78
- Flood 63
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Widespread flooding occurred in this part of the county. Five apartments were inundated with up to six inches of water. Several class rooms at the high school field house were flooded. Two businesses and a duplex were flooded. Numerous county roads were flooded and impassable, including Highway 82, Highway 63, Highway 1.
Heavy thunderstorm rains which totalled 5.32 inches at Spiro and 3.06 inches at Panama caused flash flooding across the northern part of Le Flore county. Several county roads were flooded or impassable. Some of the roads received excessive damage.
Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flash flooding across a large part of southern Le Flore county.Numerous county roads were flooded near Muse and Page. In addition to numerous county roads being flooded in the vicinity of Big Cedar, a few homes were also flooded.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Le Flore County, Oklahoma?
94 flash flood events are recorded in Le Flore County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Le Flore County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Le Flore County measured 0.
Where does the flash 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
“Flash Flood in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/le-flore-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.