Tonkawa, OK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa.

* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Flood depths ranging up to about 4 feet
move from eastern Grant County... across Kay County... to the
confluence with the Arkansas River below Ponca City. Farmland and
oilfields are flooded hours before the crest. Fountain Road at
U.S. Highway 77 south of Tonkawa... and State Highway 156 between
Marland and Ponca City are closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Salt Fork Arkansas River is expected to rise
to a crest of 21.0 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Chikaskia River near Blackwell.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Low-lying streets may experience nuisance
flooding in the northeastern portions of Blackwell. Farmlands and
local roads in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties may be
under shallow water depths for a few hours. Southeast of
blackwell... Hubbard Road may be briefly covered by shallow depths
of water near the river.




* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 28.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 28.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Chikaskia River is expected to rise to a crest
of 28.5 feet just after midnight tonight.
- Action stage is 26.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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