Flood Warning

...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Oklahoma...

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa affecting Grant, Noble and Kay Counties.

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

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

* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flood depths ranging up to about 3 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. The intersection of Fountain Road and U.S. Highway 77 south of Tonkawa... and State Highway 156 between Marland and Ponca City are closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 20.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet. - Forecast...The Salt Fork Arkansas River is expected to fall below flood stage this evening and continue falling. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood