Ponca City, OK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

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

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

* WHERE...Chikaskia River near Blackwell.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 33.0 feet, Floodwaters cover several city blocks in
northeast Blackwell. Some residences may suffer minor flooding and
some will be isolated by depths up to 4 feet in streets. Highway
177 north of Blackwell... and Hubbard Road southeast of Blackwell
are closed. Blackwell Avenue is overtopped at the bridge crossing.
Rural lands are inundated by floodwaters ranging up to 5 feet in
depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.




* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 32.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 28.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Chikaskia River is expected to fall below
flood stage just after midnight tonight and continue falling.
- Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
32.7 feet on 06/30/2007.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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