WGUS84 KOUN 161855
FLSOUN

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
155 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 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 late tonight at 200 AM CDT.

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155 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cimarron River near Ripley.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Places along the Cimarron River valley in
  Payne County are briefly flooded to depths of about a foot.
  Agricultural lands and oil wells located near the river banks are
  inundated or cut off by water in side channels.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.7 feet
    this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight.
  - 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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