Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Norman, OK
Areas Affected: Grant, OK; Kay, OK
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 8:14am CDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 8:14am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 8:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 8:14am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 9:49pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Norman OK
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Chikaskia River near Blackwell affecting Kay and Grant Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chikaskia River near Blackwell. * WHEN...Until late this 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 7:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 31.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 28.0 feet. - Forecast...The Chikaskia River is expected to fall below flood stage late this afternoon and continue falling. - Flood stage is 29.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1420208c1cbce9d739d70e0d3cfc42dfbc6a6c44.001.1 Codes: OKC053, OKC071 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1420208c1cbce9d739d70e0d3cfc42dfbc6a6c44.001.1