Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 4 at 1:22PM CST until November 7 at 4:30AM 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 Tahlequah.
* WHEN...From Tuesday evening to early Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging
Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs
Bridge near Eagles Bluff may be threatened.
At 14.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from Hanging Rock
downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs
Bridge near Eagles Bluff will be impassable. Extreme turbulence
makes the river too hazardous for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM CST Monday the stage was 5.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 13.8 feet Wednesday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Cherokee, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK