Flood Warning for Grant, OK; Kay, OK; Noble, OK
What: Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 20.0 feet, Flood depths ranging up to about 3 feet move from eastern Grant County... across Kay County... to the confluence with the Arkansas River below Ponca City. Farmland...
Official alert brief
...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa affecting Grant, Noble and Kay Counties.
WHAT
Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
WHERE
Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa.
WHEN
Until just after midnight tonight.
IMPACTS
At 20.0 feet, Flood depths ranging up to about 3 feet move from eastern Grant County... across Kay County... to the confluence with the Arkansas River below Ponca City. Farmland and oilfields are flooded hours before the crest. The intersection of Fountain Road and U.S. Highway 77 south of Tonkawa... and State Highway 156 between Marland and Ponca City are closed.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 7:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 20.1 feet. Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet. Forecast...The Salt Fork Arkansas River is expected to fall below flood stage this evening and continue falling. Flood stage is 17.0 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.