Flood Watch 05/24/2025 11:07 for Arkansas, Oklahoma areas

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued May 24 at 1:07PM CDT until May 26 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 24, 2025 - 11:07am
Expires: 
May 25, 2025 - 3:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties, Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison and Washington, and Oklahoma, including the following counties, Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple periods of heavy rainfall remain forecast across portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas through Monday. Through early Saturday afternoon, 1 to 3 inches of rainfall has already fallen across portions of the area, and an additional 3 to 6 inches of rainfall are forecast from Saturday evening into Monday evening. Storm total rainfall accumulations of 5 to 7 inches with isolated amounts of 8 to 10 inches are forecast. Expect both flash flooding and mainstem river flooding to develop with these rainfall amounts. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Area Description: 
Benton; Carroll; Washington; Madison; Crawford; Franklin; Osage; Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Pawnee; Tulsa; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware; Creek; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Wagoner; Cherokee; Adair; Muskogee; McIntosh; Sequoyah
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tulsa OK