Flood Warning

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

Chikaskia River near Blackwell affecting Grant and Kay Counties.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chikaskia River near Blackwell.

* WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Several residences may be surrounded with street depths approaching 2 feet in the northeast portions of Blackwell. Highway 177 north of Blackwell may be flooded... while Hubbard Road may be impassable southeast of Blackwell. Rural lands are covered by floodwaters ranging up to 2 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 26.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 28.0 feet. - Forecast...The Chikaskia River is expected to rise above flood stage this morning to a crest of 30.5 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 29.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood