Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Rain wreaks havoc on area Storm dumps nearly 4 inches of precipitation on Muskogee By D. E. SmootPhoenix Staff Writer The Illinois River is expected to crest at 7 a.m. today at 21.5 feet at Watts and at 17 feet at 4 a.m. Thursday at Tahlequah. Record crests at those two locations are 26 feet at Watts and 27.9 feet at Tahlequah. The Barren Fork Creek was expected to crest at 19.9 feet Tuesday night at Eldon, where the record flood level is 26.8 feet. Fite said Flint Creek was expected to crest at 10.6 at Kansas, where the record floodstage is 19.4 feet. With all that water around, emergency management officials cautioned motorists to be wary of standing water on roadways. Muskogee County Emergency Management Director Eugene Blankenship said motorists should avoid driving into water. “Many times it’s hard to tell how deep that water is or what the road condition is beneath the water,” Blankenship said. “It’s dangerous, and people don’t need to be driving into that water.” 
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