Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 20 at 8:36AM CDT until May 21 at 8:53AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2025 - 6:36am
Expires:
May 20, 2025 - 6:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Oklahoma...
Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties.
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair, Cherokee and Delaware
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Watts.
* WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas
border to near Fidler's Bend. Permanent campgrounds are affected.
Extreme turbulence makes the river unsafe for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 14.5 feet this evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late tonight.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Adair, OK; Delaware, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK