Flood Warning issued October 15 at 2:43PM CDT until October 17 at 11:12AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Cimarron River near Ripley affecting Payne County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cimarron River near Ripley. * WHEN...From late tonight to 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 2:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 18.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 245 AM CDT.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
OK, US
Severity
Severe
area
Payne, OK
event
Flood Warning
onset
2026-10-16T00:41:00-05:00
states
["OK"]
urgency
Immediate
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-15T14:43:00-05:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d1aa4472ab01b7a6b9094e5c410dfca422cb9af7.001.1
references
["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab58d9b0affb0eedc301e28fd4b9673079fe3c90.001.1"]
instruction
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 245 AM CDT.
message type
Update
freshness minutes
60
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