Oklahoma Flash Flooding Kills At Least 2 Drivers
Slow-moving thunderstorms drenched and washed out dozens of roads in Southern Oklahoma Wednesday, and at least two people drowned after being trapped in their cars amid the floodwaters.
In Pottawatomie County, a sheriff’s deputy rushed into the water to try to save a driver, but the deputy got caught in a powerful current and had to be rescued. According to the sheriff’s office, a team on a rescue boat was able to safely pull the deputy from the water; he was treated and released from a hospital. The driver could not be reached in time and he died at the scene.
In nearby Lincoln County, a driver drowned after a vehicle got trapped along a highway near Prague, the Associated Press reported.
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The heavy rain forced some people out of their homes in Lexington. The city’s fire department shared photos on social media of the rising water and said a senior center had been opened as a shelter for evacuees.
The Lexington Fire Department evacuated homes as flash floods swamped neighborhoods on April 30, 2025.
Three shelters were also opened in Comanche County, where voluntary evacuations were advised for several neighborhoods.
Roads were also flooded across parts of Tulsa. Emergency management officials there were expecting several creeks and rivers to crest on Thursday, making some roads impassable. The city also closed the Tulsa Zoo and Mohawk Park on Wednesday due to the heavy rain.
Oklahoma City set a record for rainfall in April. Wednesday’s storms helped the city hit 12.55 inches of rain for the month, surging past the previous record of 11.91 inches set in 1947.
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