…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Oklahoma…
Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa affecting Noble, Grant and
Kay Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE…Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa.
* WHEN…Until early Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 21.0 feet, Flood depths ranging up to about 4 feet
move from eastern Grant County… across Kay County… to the
confluence with the Arkansas River below Ponca City. Farmland and
oilfields are flooded hours before the crest. Fountain Road at
U.S. Highway 77 south of Tonkawa… and State Highway 156 between
Marland and Ponca City are closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.9 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
– Forecast…The Salt Fork Arkansas River is expected to rise
to a crest of 21.0 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
– Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood