Flood warning for the Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, National Weather Service, Norman
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SALT FORK ARKANSAS RIVER AT TONKAWA.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* FORECAST…THE SALT FORK ARKANSAS RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.8 FEET MID
THURSDAY MORNING. THE SALT FORK ARKANSAS RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT…AT 18 FEET…FLOOD OVERFLOWS ARE ABOUT A FOOT DEEP OVER
UNLEVEED AGRICULTURAL LANDS…OILFIELDS…AND RURAL ROADS ALONG
THE RIVER IN EASTERN GRANT COUNTY…THROUGH KAY COUNTY…TO THE
CONFLUENCE WITH THE ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW PONCA CITY.
* FLOOD HISTORY…THIS CREST COMPARES TO THE PREVIOUS CREST STAGE OF
17.7 FEET ON SEPTEMBER 19 2002.
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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