…The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma…
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* WHEN…From Thursday afternoon to early Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 11.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging
Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Floating the river is too
hazardous due to strong turbulence.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 6.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Thursday afternoon to a crest of 11.5 feet early Friday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood