Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 20 at 3:00PM CDT until May 21 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2025 - 1:00pm
Expires:
May 21, 2025 - 1:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Oklahoma...
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
Illinois River at Chewey affecting Adair, Cherokee and Delaware
Counties.
Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Watts.
* WHEN...Until 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 2:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.4
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Adair, OK; Delaware, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK