Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK

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WGUS84 KTSA 220751
FLSTSA
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
251 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013


...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
OKLAHOMA...

  ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH AFFECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY.

OKC021-221551-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FL.W.0012.130523T0600Z-130524T0320Z/
/TALO2.1.ER.130523T0600Z.130523T1200Z.130523T2120Z.NO/
251 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT  200 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS  6.63 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR TAHLEQUAH IS EXPECTED TO RISE
  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY BEFORE DAWN AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR
  11.6 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS FROM CHEWEY BRIDGE
  DOWNSTREAM TOWARDS TAHLEQUAH.  EXTREME TURBULENCE MAKES THE RIVER
  TOO HAZARDOUS FOR FLOATING.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 9498 3573 9498 3573 9487 3617 9472 3617 9485

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