South Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bixby have highest area rain totals on Friday

Officially at the airport, the Tulsa area received 2.34 inches of rain on Friday and there is more in the forecast for today.

Parts of Tulsa County received a whole lot more rain.  National Weather Service Meteorologist Mark Plate breaks down who received the most.

“In the Tulsa area, the heaviest rain was in the southern part of the city,” Plate said.  “It was in the south Tulsa, Broken Arrow and Bixby areas where four to six inches fell.

Statewide, areas around Ada were slammed by showers.  Plate tells us Fittstown received close to 14 inches of rain.

Road Flooding: 

Showers in south Tulsa, Broken Arrow and Bixby caused multiple closures in the area.

Police confirm South Yale Avenue between 61st and 51st was closed for some time because of water over the road. The same was true for 101st and Garnett in Broken Arrow.

The roads have since been reopened.

Savastano's at 106th and Memorial in Bixby announced on their Twitter page they were closed due to flooding.