| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Cherokee, OK |
| Effective | 6/14/2026, 2:21:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/14/2026, 2:30:00 PM CDT |
Flood Warning issued June 14 at 2:21AM CDT until June 16 at 4:14PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Details
…The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma…
Illinois River near Tahlequah affecting Cherokee County.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Illinois River near Tahlequah.
* WHEN…From Monday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 12.0 feet, minor flooding occurs from near Hanging
Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Extreme turbulence makes the
river too hazardous for floating.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 7.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Monday afternoon to a crest of 12.2 feet early Tuesday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday
morning.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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