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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 &&
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 &&
Flood Warning
Issued: 4:38 AM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * 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 1130 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1137 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - 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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