Claremore, OK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Caney River near Collinsville.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, considerable farmland is flooded. County
roads near the river become impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 24.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early this morning to a crest of 31.9 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Arkansas, including the following
counties, Benton and Carroll and Oklahoma, including the following
counties, Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes,
Muskogee, Northeast Osage, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Ottawa,
Pawnee, Rogers, Southeast Osage, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington OK and
Western Osage.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Slow-moving and training thunderstorms in a moist environment
will produce heavy rainfall overnight, with rain totals up to
7 inches possible. With soils already saturated from previous
day's storms, most rain overnight will be runoff and lead to
rapid onset flash flooding. Life-threatening flash flooding
will be possible in areas which receive the heaviest
rainfall.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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