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Wild Oklahoma flash floods leave homes, cars and roads submerged in water
Flash floods struck the Oklahoma City area, causing road closures and prompting emergency rescues after a slow-moving thunderstorm dumped nearly 10 inches of rain in 24 hours.
Residents are urged to stay indoors and off the roads from Noble through Slaughterville and into Lexington as cars and homes are submerged in flood waters.
Heavy rainfall across parts of Oklahoma City and Norman has marked Oklahoma City’s seventh wettest day on record.
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Vehicles submerged, homes underwater, and roads are blocked on the NE side of Slaughterville, Oklahoma as record rainfall prompts Flash Flooding across the area.
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The National Weather Service reported the highest rainfall total came from east of Noble in Cleveland County, with 9.94 inches falling between Saturday morning and Sunday morning.
Meteorologist Reed Timmer reported white caps and flash flood debris in the Canadian River near Purcell, Okla. Smaller flash floods flowed into the river, which received 5 to 8 inches of rainfall upstream.
“Chocolate milk down in the Canadian River,” Timmer said on social media. “Big time flash flooding, transitioning into river rain flooding.”
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office
The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook, stating local first responders are assisting with the flood.
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“It’s been a busy morning in Cleveland County as flash flooding kept all our first responders on their toes,” the sheriff’s office said. “While water levels are receding in some spots, flooding continues in others. So, please stay vigilant and don’t attempt to cross flooded roadways. Stay safe, Cleveland County!”
Newsweek reached out to the sheriff’s office to inquire about reports of hospitalizations or casualties, however, they have not yet responded.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol urged people to avoid intersections due to extreme water levels, as troopers have already rescued several individuals in the metro area from flooded vehicles.
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Flash flooding is a rapid and extreme flow of high water into a normally dry area or a rapid water level rise in a stream or creek above a predetermined level, beginning within six hours of the causative event – intense rainfall, dam failure or ice jam.
Portions of central, east-central, northern, southeastern, and southern Oklahoma are also under a heat advisory. The heat index is expected to reach 107 degrees. The advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. CDT.
NWS encouraged individuals to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Oklahoma has experienced flash flooding like this before in 2018.
Fittstown, Oklahoma — 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City — recorded 12.44 inches of rain between 6 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., making it the highest amount recorded in the 25 years since the Oklahoma Climatological Survey’s Mesonet was established. This total also ranks as the second highest in Oklahoma weather records dating back to 1890.
The floodwaters closed roads in southern Oklahoma and parts of northern Texas between the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the Red River.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of their opening-round series. The OKC Thunder are hoping that they can repeat their Sunday afternoon performance in this contest. Game 2 will be an interesting test with the Suns having more time to prepare.
Phoenix was up against a rock and a hard place in the series opener. The Oklahoma City Thunder not only have the talent advantage but the rest advantage as well. Phoenix punched their ticket to the NBA Playoffs on Friday night by staving off the Golden State Warriors on Friday night before landing in Oklahoma City on Saturday and playing on Saturday afternoon to the tune of a 119-84 blowout Thunder victory.
The NBA has seen plenty of upsets already. The Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers have all stolen games from the higher seed. The Thunder know they have to keep the foot on the gas in this contest.
“These series are unpredictable. No 2 games are the same. The minute you make an assumption, you are overconfident, or the minute you go down and you’re overly urgent, that can impact your ability to be present in the next game,” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said pregame on Wednesday night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are seeing the Suns make an adjustment with their starting lineup by inserting Collin Gillespie to give Phoenix a trio of ball handling scoring options alongside Devin Booker and Jalen Green. This gives the Suns hope to be able to find better shot quality against this stifling Thunder defensive unit.
Oklahoma City is healthier now than they have been all season. The Thunder only are missing rookie Thomas Sorber (ACL) who is out for the year. This allows the Bricktown Ballers to roll out their traditional first five in this contest.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns, Game 2 Starting Lineup
Oklahoma City Thunder Starting Lineup
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G
- Lu Dort, G
- Jalen Williams, F
- Chet Holmgren, F
- Isaiah Hartenstein, C
Phoenix Suns Starting Lineup
- Devin Booker, G
- Jalen Green, G
- Collin Gillespie, G
- Dillon Brooks, F
- Oso Ighodaro, C
The series will shift to Phoenix this weekend as the Oklahoma City Thunder hope to head into Saturday afternoon’s Game 3 with a 2-0 advantage in the series.
Stay tuned to Thunder on SI for complete coverage of the NBA Playoff run for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to a home fire late Tuesday evening, around 10:42 p.m.
According to OKCFD, fire could be seen from a window of the home located in the 4200 block of N. Phillips Avenue.
Firefighters were able to rescue an adult female from inside the home. No injuries were reported in connection with the fire.
Investigators believe that the fire may have originated from an outlet near the refrigerator that had a power strip plugged in that was supplying multiple appliances.
There was also no smoke detector present within the home.
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NORMAN — The Sooners were behind the eight ball for much of Tuesday’s game against Oral Roberts.
But one swing of the bat got them in a more favorable position.
Shortstop Jaxon Willits blasted a grand slam in the sixth inning to give No. 14 Oklahoma its first lead before eventually winning 7-6.
The Sooners trailed by as many as five runs before they rallied late.
In the first inning, Oral Roberts’ Cooper Combs hit a two-out grand slam to give the Golden Eagles a comfortable cushion. OU infielder Deiten Lachance got the Sooners on the board in the second inning with a solo home run, but ORU responded with a solo shot of its own in the next frame.
The Golden Eagles made it a 6-1 run game in the top of the fourth, and they appeared to be on cruise control. But in the bottom of that frame, OU’s rally began.
Dasan Harris made it a four-run game again with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth before Camden Johnson hit a sacrifice fly of his own in the fifth.
Then, in the sixth, the Sooners took their first lead of the game.
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Harris singled before Kyle Branch and Connor Larkin walked to load the bases. Willits then swung at the first pitch he saw, sending it well over the right-center field fence.
Neither team scored after Willits’ home run, as OU relief pitcher Xander Mercurius retired nine ORU batters in a row to seal the Sooners’ one-run win.
Michael Catalano started on the mound for Oklahoma, but his outing was short-lived — he gave up four earned runs on two hits and five walks in 1 ⅓ innings.
After coach Skip Johnson relieved Catalano in the second inning, six different OU arms entered the game. Reid Hensley collected the win, while Mercurius got the save.
OU improved to 28-12 overall with the win, while Oral Roberts dropped to 23-15. The Sooners are 7-3 in midweek games this season, and they clinched the season sweep of the Golden Eagles on Tuesday.
Next, the Sooners will hit the road for a three-game series against Auburn. The Tigers, ranked No. 11 by D1Baseball, are 10-8 in SEC play and took two of three games against Florida over the weekend.
The series will open on Friday, and first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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