- In force from
- Oct 16, 7:00 AM CDT
- Until
- Oct 17, 11:00 AM CDT
- Issued
- Oct 15, 8:34 AM CDT
- Office
- Norman, OK
- Number
- 17 of its kind from this office this year
- Severity
- Severe, Expected, Likely
- Where
- OK
FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY MORNING... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD ADVISORY
...The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Canadian River at Purcell affecting Pottawatomie, Cleveland and McClain Counties.
- What
- Minor flooding is forecast.
- Where
- Canadian River at Purcell.
- When
- From Friday morning to Saturday morning.
- Impacts
- At 12.0 feet, Shallow flooding of low-lying areas occurs near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Noble... to areas south of Purcell and Lexington.
- Additional details
- - At 7:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.4 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.5 feet on 05/08/2015. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 845 PM CDT.
Places under it Purcell, Slaughterville, Lexington, Wayne, Wanette, Rosedale
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