...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oklahoma...Arkansas... Arkansas River at Ralston affecting Osage and Pawnee Counties. Arkansas River at Tulsa affecting Tulsa County. Arkansas River near Haskell affecting Muskogee and Wagoner Counties. Arkansas River near Muskogee affecting Muskogee County. Arkansas River at Van Buren affecting Crawford and Sebastian Counties. Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam affecting Franklin...Johnson and Logan Counties. ...This is a dangerous and life threatening situation... The Flood Warning continues for The Arkansas River at Van Buren. * until further notice. * At 3:00 PM Wednesday, the stage was 24.05 feet. * Flood stage is 22.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Major flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The Arkansas River at Van Buren will continue rising to near 34.0 feet Saturday morning then remain near that level through Monday. Flows are expected to increase to 538,000 cubic feet per second by Sunday afternoon. * Impact...At 33.0 feet, damaging flooding occurs along the Arkansas River floodplain from Moffett, Oklahoma downstream to Lock and Dam 13. The port of Fort Smith and nearby businesses are flooded. Backwater flooding occurs in the trailer parks next to Lee Creek. Some residential subdivisions around Fort Smith are flooded. * Impact...At 35.0 feet, very damaging flooding occurs along the Arkansas River floodplain. The port of Fort Smith and nearby businesses are severely flooded. Several residential subdivisions around Fort Smith are flooded. Backwater flooding occurs in the trailer parks next to Lee Creek. This is comparable to the December 30, 2015 flood when the river crested at 34.63 feet and May 5, 1990 when the river crested at 36.1 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. &&
