NWS Flood Statement for the Chikaskia River at Blackwell. Details in email and/or web page
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
218 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019
...Flood Warning extended until Thursday evening...
The Flood Warning continues for the Chikaskia River near Blackwell
* until Thursday evening...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 1:30 PM Wednesday the stage was 33.8 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and Major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
* Forecast...The Chikaskia River has crested and will continue to
fall. The Chikaskia River will fall below flood stage late Thursday
afternoon.
Instructions:
Bridge washed out at Chikaskia River and Hubbard Road - closed until further notice. May 9th wash out almost set a crest record. 2nd in history.
Address/Location
Ranch Drive Fire Department
3454 South Ranch Drive
Ponca City, OK 74601
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 580-762-7785
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- NWS Rebroadcast