Oklahoma Severe Flood Warning | Effective 06/22/2026 17:48

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued June 22 at 7:48PM CDT until June 23 at 9:24PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 22, 2026 - 5:48pm
Expires: 
June 23, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa affecting Noble, Grant and Kay Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Flood depths ranging up to about 2 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 19.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet. - Forecast...The Salt Fork Arkansas River is expected to rise to a crest of 19.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
Area Description: 
Grant, OK; Kay, OK; Noble, OK
Forcast Office: 
NWS Norman OK