...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Illinois River near Tahlequah. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon to early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs from Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff are impassable. Some cabins and parks may begin to flood. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 7.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 15.5 feet Tuesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
