River Statement
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
321 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

...A CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE IS FORECAST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION
ALONG THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER...

FOR THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER NEAR WETUMKA...
FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
THE LATEST STAGE WAS 20.7 FEET AT 2 AM SUNDAY.
THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 22.8 FEET
EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

IMPACT...WHEN THE NORTH CANADIAN RIVER REACHES 23 FEET NEAR
WETUMKA...FLOODING AFFECTS RURAL LANDS... LOCAL ROADS... AND OIL
WELLS IN SEMINOLE AND HUGHES COUNTIES...UPSTREAM FROM LAKE EUFAULA.
ABOUT 10 THOUSAND ACRES ARE AFFECTED. LIVESTOCK AND PROPERTY SHOULD
BE RELOCATED TO PLACES WHICH ARE HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO
AVOID BEING ISOLATED BY DEEP WATER IN SIDE CHANNELS CROSSING THE
FLOOD PLAIN.

PEOPLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER
LEVELS... AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND SHOULD WATER LEVELS
RISE SUDDENLY.  STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES.

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