Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 25 at 2:25AM CDT until May 26 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 25, 2025 - 12:25am
Expires:
May 25, 2025 - 12:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Oklahoma...
Illinois River at Chewey affecting Cherokee, Adair and Delaware
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Oklahoma...
Illinois River near Watts affecting Delaware and Adair Counties.
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Watts.
* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.
* 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 1:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 4.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 14.5 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Adair, OK; Delaware, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK