NWS Tulsa OKFL.W 0028June 25, 2026
Flood Warning: Nowata, OK
The National Weather Service office in Tulsa issued a flood warning for Nowata in Oklahoma, which was in force until 4:40 a.m. local time on June 29. It was the 28th river flood warning the NWS office in Tulsa issued in 2026. Oklahoma had 62 flood warnings in June 2026, against 25 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Oklahoma's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tulsa OK
- Area
- Nowata
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:49 p.m. CDT, June 25, 2026
- In force from
- 6:09 a.m. CDT, June 26, 2026
- Expires
- 4:40 a.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KTSA FL.W 0028
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Tulsa OK has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Verdigris River near Lenapah affecting Nowata County. Spring River near Quapaw affecting Ottawa County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Verdigris River near Lenapah. * WHEN...From Friday morning to early Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 34.0 feet, serious agricultural flooding occurs between the Kansas border and headwaters of Lake Oologah. State Highway 10 is impassable at a point 5 miles east of Lenapah. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 34.7 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. This forecast is based on the next 24 hours of forecast rainfall, and interests along the river should closely monitor updates to this warning. - Flood stage is 30.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.