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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
245 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Oklahoma...

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

For the Upper Canadian River...including Taloga, Bridgeport, Mustang,
Norman, Purcell, Calvin...Moderate flooding is forecast.

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 afternoon at 245 PM CDT.

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245 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Canadian River at Purcell.

* WHEN...From Sunday evening to Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Shallow flooding of low-lying areas occurs
  near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near
  Noble... to areas south of Purcell and Lexington.


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.0 feet
    tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.9
    feet on 06/05/1995.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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