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Flash Flood — Sequoyah, Oklahoma

April 24, 2004 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Sequoyah

Event narrative (NOAA)

Flooding occurred along Lee Creek in the northeast part of Sequoyah county on the 24th of April. This flooding resulted in two deaths. A camper with 3 occupants was swept away by the creek 2 miles north of Short at approximated 645 am cdt. An 85 year old man and a 54 year old woman were swept away by the flood waters and died. The third occupant, a 24 year old male, survived by clinging to a tree.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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