Alert Details
...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Chikaskia River near Blackwell affecting Kay and Grant Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chikaskia River near Blackwell. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Several city blocks in northeast Blackwell are affected. Some residences will be surrounded by depths approaching 3 feet in streets. Highway 177 north of Blackwell... and Hubbard Road southeast of Blackwell are closed. Blackwell Avenue is overtopped. Rural lands are covered by floodwaters ranging up to 4 feet in depth in extreme northeastern Grant and Kay counties. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 31.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 28.0 feet. - Forecast...The Chikaskia River is expected to rise to a crest of 32.3 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 29.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 32.3 feet on 09/30/1986. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood