Flood Warning for Atoka, OK
What: Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 29.0 feet, Creek levels rise to three feet higher than flood stage in western Atoka County and the northeastern edge of Bryan County. High stages on small feeder streams...
Official alert brief
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Clear Boggy Creek near Caney affecting Atoka County.
WHAT
Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
WHERE
Clear Boggy Creek near Caney.
WHEN
Until tomorrow evening.
IMPACTS
At 29.0 feet, Creek levels rise to three feet higher than flood stage in western Atoka County and the northeastern edge of Bryan County. High stages on small feeder streams result in even greater depths to mainstem bottomlands near their points of entry into Clear Boggy Creek. Croplands... pastures... and some secondary rural roads are flooded.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 2:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 29.3 feet. Bankfull stage is 26.0 feet. Forecast...The Clear Boggy Creek is expected to fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon 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. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.