Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 24 at 9:22AM CDT until May 27 at 2:43PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 24, 2025 - 7:22am
Expires:
May 24, 2025 - 7:30pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Illinois River near Watts affecting Delaware and Adair Counties.
Illinois River at Chewey affecting Delaware, Cherokee and Adair
Counties.
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* WHEN...From Sunday evening to early Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from Hanging Rock
downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs
Bridge near Eagles Bluff are impassable. Some cabins and parks may
begin to flood. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous
for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 15.5 feet Monday evening. This
forecast only includes the next 24 hours of forecast
rainfall, and interests along the river should continue to
monitor updates to this forecast as higher river levels are
possible with several rounds of rain expected through Monday.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Cherokee, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK