WGUS84 KOUN 160148
FLSOUN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
848 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Oklahoma...

  Cimarron River near Ripley affecting Payne County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 900 AM CDT.

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848 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cimarron River near Ripley.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Places along the Cimarron River valley in
  Payne County are covered by flood depths averaging 2 feet.
  Agricultural lands... oil wells... and water wells located near the
  river banks are inundated or cut off for several hours... by water
  in side channels.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
    after midnight tonight to a crest of 18.8 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3593 9726 3600 9720 3611 9675 3609 9662
      3601 9662 3593 9701


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