Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 7 at 4:47AM CDT until June 9 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 7, 2025 - 2:47am
Expires:
June 7, 2025 - 3:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Oklahoma...
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
...The Flood Warning continues 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.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* WHEN...From this evening to early Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging
Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs
Bridge near Eagles Bluff may be threatened. Extreme turbulence
makes the river too hazardous for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 13.4 feet early Sunday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Cherokee, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK