Cherokee County
River Flood Warning from THU 8:30 AM CDT until SAT 5:48 AM CDT
Issued June, 18 2025 at 8:57 AM - US/Central expires June, 21 2025 at 5:48 AM - US/Central
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning to early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging
Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs
Bridge near Eagles Bluff may be threatened. Extreme turbulence
makes the river too hazardous for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.9 feet Friday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage late Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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