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WGUS44 KOUN 181550
FLWOUN

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
1050 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...The National Weather Service in Norman OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma...

  Chikaskia River near Blackwell affecting Grant and Kay Counties.

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.

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OKC053-071-190000-
/O.NEW.KOUN.FL.W.0071.250718T1550Z-250719T0000Z/
/BLKO2.1.ER.250718T1422Z.250718T1530Z.250718T1800Z.NO/
1050 AM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS EVENING...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD ADVISORY...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Chikaskia River near Blackwell.

* WHEN...From this morning to this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Low-lying streets in the northeast
  portions of Blackwell may flood enough to isolate some small areas
  near the river. Rural areas and local roads in extreme
  northeastern Grant and Kay counties are under shallow water depths
  for a few hours. Southeast of Blackwell... Hubbard Road will be
  briefly covered by shallow depths of water near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 29.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 28.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The Chikaskia River is expected crest near 29.5
    feet by early Friday afternoon and then begin falling. The
    Chikaskia River is expected to fall below flood stage this
    afternoon and continue falling.
  - Flood stage is 29.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3700 9750 3700 9743 3682 9722 3666 9721
      3668 9729 3681 9730


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