…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.
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Oklahoma…
Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair, Delaware and Cherokee
Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Illinois River near Watts.
* WHEN…From this afternoon to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS…At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas
border to near Fidler’s Bend. Extreme turbulence makes the river
unsafe for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this afternoon to a crest of 14.0 feet this evening. It will
then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
– Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood