…Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Oklahoma…
Bird Creek at Avant affecting Osage County.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE…Bird Creek at Avant.
* WHEN…Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS…At 23.0 feet, moderate flooding will occur in the Bird
Creek floodplain between Barnsdall and Skiatook. County roads west
of Highway 11 may be impassable with some homes isolated by high
water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 23.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.0
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this
evening.
– Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood