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FLSOUN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
849 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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

  Canadian River at Purcell affecting Cleveland, McClain and
  Pottawatomie Counties.

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 this evening at 900 PM CDT.

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849 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Canadian River at Purcell.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening to late Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding to depths of a foot occurs over
  areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County
  border from near Noble... to areas south of Purcell and Lexington.


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 8.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow evening to a crest of 12.6 feet Sunday morning. It will
    then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.5
    feet on 05/08/2015.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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