…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Oklahoma…
Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties.
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair, Delaware and Cherokee
Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* WHEN…From late Saturday night to Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging
Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs
Bridge near Eagles Bluff may be threatened. Extreme turbulence
makes the river too hazardous for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 5.2 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Saturday night to a crest of 13.2 feet Sunday evening.
It will then fall below flood stage late Monday morning. This
forecast is based on the next 48 hours of forecast rainfall.
Continue to monitor updates to this forecast.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood