Flood Warning

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

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney affecting Atoka County.

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

* WHERE...Clear Boggy Creek near Caney.

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

* IMPACTS...At 31.0 feet, Creek levels rise to five feet higher than flood stage... spreading over a major portion of its bottomlands in western Atoka County... and the northeastern edge of Bryan County. Croplands and pastures are flooded... and machinery and other property are cut off from access. Many rural roads are impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 29.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 26.0 feet. - Forecast...The Clear Boggy Creek is expected to rise to a crest of 31.5 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 26.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood