Posted Tuesday morning, Flood Warning for the Cimarron River near Waynoka, National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CIMARRON RIVER NEAR WAYNOKA.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 7:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST…THE CIMARRON RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE
TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 8.5 FEET TUESDAY
EVENING. THE CIMARRON RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT…AT 8 FEET…BANKFULL CONDITIONS EXIST ALONG THE RIVER…
AND SOME OVERFLOWS MAY OCCUR OVER SOME LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR THE
RIVER. THE RIVER REACH AFFECTED EXTENDS FROM NEAR FREEDOM
UPSTREAM…TO THE U.S. HIGHWAY 281 CROSSING SOUTH OF LITTLE SAHARA
STATE PARK NEAR WAYNOKA…TO NEAR ORIENTA IN MAJOR COUNTY.
PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD ACT NOW TO EVACUATE AND MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT ENTER ALREADY FLOODED AREAS OR ATTEMPT TO
CROSS ROADWAYS COVERED BY HIGH WATER. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES.
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