…Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity for the
following rivers in Oklahoma…
Deep Red Creek near Randlett affecting Cotton County.
* WHAT…Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE…Deep Red Creek near Randlett.
* WHEN…Until early Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 26.0 feet, Valley-wide flooding of croplands…
pastures… and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood
depths up to 6 feet with dangerous currents.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 4:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 26.0 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
– Forecast…The Deep Red Creek is expected to fall below flood
stage late Monday evening and continue falling.
– Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.1 feet on 10/19/1960.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood