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EXPIRED8/29/2025 10:41:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
8/29/2025 10:41:00 AM until 8/29/2025 7:00:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The National Weather Service in Norman OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Cimarron River near Waynoka affecting Woods, Woodward and Major
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cimarron River near Waynoka.
* WHEN...From this morning to this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Bankfull conditions exist along the river...
and some overflows may occur over some low-lying areas near the
river. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom
upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little
Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 8.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Cimarron River is expected to fall below flood
stage this afternoon and continue falling.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood