Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 19 at 2:51PM CDT until May 22 at 9:54AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 19, 2025 - 12:51pm
Expires:
May 20, 2025 - 1:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Poteau River near Poteau affecting Le Flore County.
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Poteau River near Panama affecting Le Flore County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Poteau River near Panama.
* WHEN...From late tonight to late Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 37.0 feet, extensive flooding of crop and
pasturelands occur between Shady Point and Arkoma. Many roads in
the floodplain become impassable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 38.0 feet late Tuesday night. It
will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. This
crest is based on the forecast of heavy rainfall over the
next 12 hours. Continue to closely monitor later updates to
this river forecast.
- Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Le Flore, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK