Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 8 at 8:48AM CDT until June 9 at 3:09PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 6:48am
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...
Illinois River near Watts affecting Adair and Delaware Counties.
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Watts.
* WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from the Arkansas
border to near Fidler's Bend. Extreme turbulence makes the river
unsafe for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 3.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 13.5 feet tomorrow
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Adair, OK; Delaware, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Tulsa OK
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov