Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 25 at 1:50PM CDT until June 26 at 9:24PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 25, 2026 - 11:50am
Expires:
June 26, 2026 - 12:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Norman OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa affecting Noble, Grant and
Kay Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Shallow floodwaters move along the river
from eastern Grant County... across Kay County... to the
confluence with the Arkansas River below Ponca City. Farmland and
oilfields may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 13.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Salt Fork Arkansas River is expected to rise
above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 17.2
feet early tomorrow afternoon. 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
Sender: