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Flood Warning
ActiveCleveland, OK; McClain, OK; Pottawatomie, OK
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...The Flood Warning is extended 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 Saturday morning to Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding to depths of a foot occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Noble... to areas south of Purcell and Lexington.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 8.9 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall to 8.6 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will rise above flood stage late Saturday morning to 12.6 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday afternoon. - 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
Instructions
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 Friday morning at 830 AM CDT.
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