…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Oklahoma…
Cimarron River near Waynoka affecting Woodward, Major and Woods
Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Cimarron River near Waynoka.
* WHEN…Until early Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 9.0 feet, Expect shallow flooding of agricultural
lands along the river. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows
in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river
reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream… to the U.S.
Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near
Waynoka… to near Orienta in Major County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.2 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
– Forecast…The Cimarron River is expected to fall below flood
stage Tuesday evening and continue falling.
– Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
