Message Summary: The flood warning continues for the cimarron river near ripley.
* until wednesday morning...or until the warning is cancelled.
* at 8:00 pm monday the stage was 18.2 feet.
* minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* forecast...the cimarron river will continue rising and crest near 18.7 feet mid tuesday morning. The cimarron river will fall below flood stage early wednesday morning.
* impact...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. &&