Flood Warning for Atoka, OK
What: Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. 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...
Official alert brief
...The Flood Warning continues 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
Until just after midnight tonight.
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 12:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 30.9 feet. Bankfull stage is 26.0 feet. Forecast...The Clear Boggy Creek is expected to fall below flood stage late tonight and continue falling. Flood stage is 26.0 feet. 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.