Flood Warning for Blaine, OK; Caddo, OK; Canadian, OK +1 more
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What: Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 16.0 feet, Flooding affects croplands... pastures... and oil wells near the river. Flood plain fields at higher elevations away from the river may be cut off from easy access by high water in side channels. Sand dredging operations...
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Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 800 PM CDT.
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...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Canadian River near Bridgeport affecting Blaine, Canadian, Caddo and Grady Counties. For the Upper Canadian River...including Taloga, Bridgeport, Mustang, Norman, Purcell, Calvin...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Canadian River near Bridgeport. * WHEN...Until late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Flooding affects croplands... pastures... and oil wells near the river. Flood plain fields at higher elevations away from the river may be cut off from easy access by high water in side channels. Sand dredging operations are affected. Upstream points in southern Blaine County may see flooding before the areas near Bridgeport in northern Caddo County. Downstream points in southwestern Canadian County are affected hours later. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 7:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.1 feet. Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 AM CDT Wednesday was 16.1 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.2 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. Flood stage is 14.0 feet. Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.2 feet on 03/05/2004. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued October 14 at 7:57AM CDT until October 16 at 4:36AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
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Flood Warning issued October 14 at 6:07AM CDT until October 14 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Norman OK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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