Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 4 at 1:22PM CST until November 6 at 7:57AM CST by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
November 4, 2024 - 11:22am
Expires:
November 4, 2024 - 11:30pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties.
Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair, Cherokee and Delaware
Counties.
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Watts.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas
border to near Fidler's Bend. Permanent campgrounds are affected.
At 17.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from the Arkansas border to
Fidler's Bend. Farmlands and permanent campgrounds are affected. A
few cabins in the Fidler's Bend area may have minor flooding.
Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM CST Monday the stage was 3.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 16.6 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early
Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Adair, OK; Delaware, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK