Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flash Flood in McIntosh County, Oklahoma

52

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$591K

Property damage

Flash Flood in McIntosh County, Oklahoma: 52 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #579 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flash Flood in McIntosh County, Oklahoma: events per decade

Flash Flood in McIntosh County, Oklahoma: recorded events per decade
Flash Flood in McIntosh County, Oklahoma: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flash flood in McIntosh County is the 2010s, when 21 of the county's 52 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 McIntosh County archive, flash flood makes up 7.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #579 for this hazard and #18 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 81.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
2Feb
2Mar
11Apr
11May
7Jun
2Jul
3Aug
8Sep
2Oct
4Nov
0Dec

Apr is the peak month for flash flood in McIntosh County with 11 recorded events, while Jan 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.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Apr 5, 2025STIDHAM0$0
Sep 24, 2023RAIFORD0$0
Jun 7, 2021BRUSH HILL0$20K
Apr 28, 2021EUFAULA0$0
Sep 1, 2020EUFAULA ARPK0$0
May 15, 2020EUFAULA0$0
May 15, 2020CHECOTAH0$0
Feb 24, 2018CHECOTAH0$100K
Feb 24, 2018EUFAULA0$0
May 20, 2017CHECOTAH0$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many flash flood events are on record in McIntosh County, Oklahoma?

52 flash flood events are recorded in McIntosh County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flash flood recorded in McIntosh County?

The strongest flash flood on record in McIntosh County measured 0.

Where does the flash flood data for McIntosh 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.

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“Flash Flood in McIntosh County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/mcintosh-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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