Perkins, OK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cimarron River near Ripley.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Places along the Cimarron River valley in
Payne County are briefly flooded to depths of about a foot.
Agricultural lands and oil wells located near the river banks are
inundated or cut off by water in side channels.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
morning to a crest of 17.8 feet this afternoon. It will then fall
below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.8
feet on 05/09/2008.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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