Flood Warning for Canadian, OK; Oklahoma, OK
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What: Minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 14.0 feet, Flooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas occurs along the North Canadian River valley... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of Yukon floods. Low-lying rural roads are...
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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 late tonight at 230 AM CDT.
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...The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma... North Canadian River near Yukon affecting Oklahoma and Canadian Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...North Canadian River near Yukon. * WHEN...From late tonight to Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Flooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas occurs along the North Canadian River valley... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of Yukon floods. Low-lying rural roads are inundated by flood depths near 2 feet with swift currents. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.7 feet. Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 14.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. Flood stage is 14.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued October 14 at 2:27PM CDT until October 15 at 9:00PM 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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