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Cherokee County, OK

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 700 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.45 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 11.1 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED
TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE
DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH. FLOATING THE RIVER IS TOO HAZARDOUS
DUE TO STRONG TURBULENCE.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

$$

Haskell County, OK

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
LE FLORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
SEQUOYAH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN MUSKOGEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 546 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN GRADUALLY COMING TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT...THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN DURING
THE PAST 24 HOURS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. THE
KIAMICHI AND POTEAU RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO FLOOD...AND MANY OTHER
SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE LIKELY FLOODING AS WELL.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ANTLERS...
CLAYTON...EUFAULA...MCALESTER...POTEAU...SALLISAW...STIGLER...
WILBURTON...ALBION...ALDERSON...ARROWHEAD STATE PARK...ASHLAND...
BENGAL...BIG CEDAR...BLANCO...BLOCKER...BOKOSHE...BRIARTOWN...
BRUSHY...CAMERON...CANADIAN...CLAYTON LAKE STATE PARK...CLOUDY...
CROWDER...DAMON...DUNBAR...ENTERPRISE...FANSHAWE...GANS AND HANNA.

THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL REPLACE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THAT
ARE SET TO EXPIRE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SAME AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO
UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY
MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3450 9579 3451 9568 3459 9568 3459 9588
3468 9589 3469 9610 3505 9610 3516 9599
3529 9599 3561 9447 3452 9445 3450 9449
3450 9504 3424 9504 3424 9514 3417 9515
3416 9578

$$

Latimer County, OK

McIntosh County, OK

Muskogee County, OK

Ottawa County, OK

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE NEOSHO RIVER NEAR COMMERCE.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 700 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.98 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE NEOSHO RIVER NEAR COMMERCE WILL CONTINUE RISING TO
NEAR 16.5 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS.
RIVERVIEW PARK EXPERIENCES MINOR FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9510 3681 9488 3689 9478 3700 9491

$$

Pittsburg County, OK

Sequoyah County, OK

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Ottawa County, OK

THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR
THE NEOSHO RIVER NEAR COMMERCE
AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING.
* AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 16.0
FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THIS
LOCATION AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING. PLEASE REFER TO
THE FLOOD WARNING AND ANY FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FLOODING ALONG THIS RIVER.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...MINOR AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS.
RIVERVIEW PARK EXPERIENCES MINOR FLOODING.

$$

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