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Flood Warning
Issued: 4:10 PM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Oklahoma, including
the following counties, in east central Oklahoma, Sequoyah. In
southeast Oklahoma, Haskell, Latimer and Le Flore.

* WHEN...Until 730 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1109 AM CDT, Trained weather spotters and weather
observations reported heavy rain in the warned area due to
thunderstorms that occurred Monday evening and overnight.
Flooding is ongoing as 2 to 5 inches of rain have fallen
across the warned area. Road closures may continue as flood
waters recede.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Poteau...                          Pocola...
Muldrow...                         Roland...
Spiro...                           Panama...
Wister...                          Howe...
Mccurtain...                       Bokoshe...
Fanshawe...                        Gans...
Cameron...                         Lake Wister State Park...
Shady Point...                     Cowlington...
Milton...                          Scullyville...
Summerfield...                     Braden...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:31 PM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Poteau River near Panama.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 37.0 feet, extensive flooding of crop and
pasturelands occur between Shady Point and Arkoma. Many roads in
the floodplain become impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 31.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 38.0
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:31 PM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Poteau River near Poteau.

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, moderate valley flooding affects croplands
and farm roads from southeast of Poteau to the mouth of Brazil
Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 26.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.0
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
this evening.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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