...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cimarron River near Ripley. * WHEN...Until early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Places along the Cimarron River valley in Payne County are covered by flood depths averaging 2 feet. Agricultural lands... oil wells... and water wells located near the river banks are inundated or cut off for several hours... by water in side channels. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet. - Forecast...The Cimarron River is expected to rise to a crest of 19.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
