TULSA — In a Facebook post, the Tulsa Fire Department said they were swamped during yesterday's storms.
Fire officials said during the storms, which dumped about 4 inches of rain in an hour, firefighters received 906 emergency calls and responded to 120 calls in a 3-hour period.
The Oklahoma Mesonet posted that Tulsa received 4.75 inches of rain in a 24-hour period.
The Mesonet also posted the following cities received rain in a 24-hour time period:
- Jay: 3.05 inches
- Tahlequah: 2.78 inches
- Skiatook: 2.49 inches
- Pryor: 2.34 inches
- Inola: 1.48 inches
- Webbers Falls: 1.26 inches
- Talala: 1.14 inches
- Bixby: 1.03 inches
Several streets in Tulsa flooded during the storms yesterday, which had Tulsa officers and firefighters out in the community checking on cars, homes, and businesses.
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