Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Oklahoma...

Verdigris River near Lenapah affecting Nowata County.

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

* WHERE...Verdigris River near Lenapah.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, moderate flooding affects mainly farmland and rural roads. State Highway 10 is threatened by high water at a point 5 miles east of Lenapah. At 34.0 feet, serious agricultural flooding occurs between the Kansas border and headwaters of Lake Oologah. State Highway 10 is impassable at a point 5 miles east of Lenapah.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 33.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Sunday morning and continue falling. - Flood stage is 30.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood