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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7029]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cars floating out of the oCU parking lot and into the street Sunday night during high waters that reached four feet in depth. The cars were left in strange positions when their owners went after them after the waters receded. With wet engines and ignitions, there was nothing else to do but break out the muscle power and push the cars out of the way of traffic."
Date: 1964
Creator: Foster, Ray
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7031]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "State Motorists were familiar with this scene Thursday as internittent light to heavy rainshowers blanketed most of Oklahoma. Heavy thunderstorms were reported just northeast of Drumright with moderate rain covering most of the state except the Panhandle and moving eastward. Altus got 1.76 inches of rain and Hobart 1.10 inches."
Date: October 24, 1974
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7034]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A severe storm swept into the Oklahoma City area shortly after noon, snarling traffic and leaving two communities temporarily black out. The weather bureau said .66 inches of rain fell at Will Rogers Field during the two-hour torrent, most of it in 20 minutes. Winds up to 40 miles per hour were also registered as the storm struck about 1 p.m. The storm dropped the city's temperature 14 degrees in an hour, from the day's … more
Date: July 14, 1961
Creator: Gumm, John
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7033]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Three torrential rains, one laced with golf ball sized hail, deluged Oklahoma City with between 3 and 4 inches of rain Saturday. The last of the three downpours unloaded 65 inches in an eight minutes period shortly before 11 p.m. Forecaster hinted it might be a record rainfall for such a short period. The downpours fell during mid-morning, late in the afternoon, and at night. The roof of one building collapsed under the… more
Date: 1957
Creator: King, Cliff
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.7032]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Swirling Storms moved across the Oklahoma City Area Friday and this one was photographed by Times staff photographer Jim Lucas from a plane in the southwest section of the city. This rain storm appears to be in the vicinty of Lake Overholser moving toward Lake Hefner in the upper right. Will Rogers World Airport is in the foreground."
Date: October 15, 1965
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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