City Monitoring Tropical Storms's Rainy Path
City of Sand Springs Emergency Management officials are monitoring Tropical Storm Hermine as it potentially works its way toward northeastern Oklahoma in the coming days.
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Tulsa is forecasting the remnants of Hermine will move from southwest Oklahoma to southeast Kansas Wednesday night. This track suggests a very heavy rain event for portions of northeast Oklahoma between noon Wednesday and noon Thursday.
The NWS has issued a flood watch for counties in central and western Oklahoma. That flood watch could be extended to the east as conditions develop.
Currently it appears the area at greatest risk for heavy rain in northeastern Oklahoma would be north and west of a line from Henryetta to Miami – including Sand Springs and the Tulsa metro area. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are currently forecast, with isolated amounts in the 6 to 7 inch range possible. “The exact track of this storm is uncertain at this time, However, persons who live in flood-prone areas of the city should follow changing weather conditions closely and be prepared in case a flooding situation develops,” said Sand Springs Asst. Emergency Manager Artie Palk...