Event narrative (NOAA)
A low water crossing on County Road 432 remained flooded due to earlier excessive rainfall that occurred in the area. The road was barricaded and remained badly flooded. A motorist drove around the barricade and attempted to drive through the flood waters at around 750 pm CDT 5/2 but was swept off the road and drowned.
Other notable flood events in Oklahoma
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.