…The Flood Warning continues 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, Cherokee and Delaware
Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* WHEN…From this afternoon to early Thursday morning.
* 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 7:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 13.5 feet tomorrow morning. It
will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood