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River level webber falls ok8/5/2023 Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Keli Cain said she isn't yet listed as what would be the state's first storm-related death.Īssociated Press writers Jill Bleed in Little Rock, Arkansas Tim Talley in Oklahoma City Jim Salter in St. The unidentified woman's body was sent to the state medical examiner's office to confirm the cause of death. Missouri authorities said heavy rain was a contributing factor in the deaths of two people in a traffic accident Tuesday near Springfield.Ī fourth weather-related death may have occurred in Oklahoma, where the Highway Patrol said a woman apparently drowned after driving around a barricade Tuesday near Perkins, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of Oklahoma City. ![]() ![]() Officials there say she was killed by a possible tornado that damaged a farmstead in Adair County. The river was expected to crest Thursday at 36.1 feet (11 meters) near the town of Glasgow, Missouri, overtopping agricultural levees and inundating some homes, highways and parkland.ĭeaths from this week's storms include a 74-year-old woman found early Wednesday morning in Iowa. If that holds, the Coast Guard will likely close the river to navigation for the second time this month.Īlong the Missouri River, about 50 levees in Missouri could be overtopped by Saturday as high water levels move downstream, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Louis, the Mississippi was expected to crest Monday at nearly 12 feet (3.7 meters) above flood stage. If the river reaches its predicted crest of 27.8 feet (8.47 meters) Thursday, it would be the second-worst flood ever for the town of about 5,400 residents.Įlsewhere, the Mississippi River was at or approaching major flood stage from Iowa through southern Missouri and Illinois. In Kansas, residents in parts of the city of Iola, along the Neosho River, were being urged to evacuate and officials had set up on emergency shelter at a community college, said Corey Schinstock, assistant city administrator. Officials encouraged residents in several communities along the river to leave their homes.īut Bynum, Tulsa's mayor, said his city of more than 400,000 people was safe so far. The Arkansas River, which was just above 37 feet (11 meters), or 9 feet (2.74 meters) above flood stage, at Muskogee, Oklahoma, was expected to eventually reach 43.5 feet (13.26 meters). Louis and Kansas City because of congestion and flood-related delays. Amtrak suspended train service Wednesday and Thursday along a route between St. The deluge inundated roadways, closing highways in 22 Oklahoma counties and 17 Kansas counties, along with more than 330 Missouri roads. Bynum and other officials Wednesday morning. Kevin Stitt said during a news conference following an aerial tour with Tulsa Mayor G.W. "The biggest concern is more rain," Oklahoma Gov. ![]() Forecasters predicted parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas could see more severe weather Wednesday night into Thursday. The Arkansas River was approaching historic highs, while the already high Missouri and Mississippi Rivers were again rising after a multi-day stretch of storms that produced dozens of tornadoes. ![]() The city's airport also has been evacuated. The mayor of the capital city had earlier issued a mandatory evacuation for an area involving a handful of homes. The tornado caused some damage in the town of Carl Junction, about 4 miles (6.44 kilometers) north of the Joplin airport.Ī 'violent tornado' touched down in Jefferson City, Missouri, causing possible fatalities, heavy damage at 11:43 p.m. One tornado skirted just a few miles north of Joplin, Missouri, on the eighth anniversary of a catastrophic tornado that killed 161 people in the city. The National Weather Service said it had received 22 reports of tornadoes by late Wednesday evening, although some of those could be duplicate reporting of the same twister. There was no word by midnight Wednesday where the barges were on the river, but local television stations showing live video of the river and the lock and dam said they had not yet arrived.įor the third consecutive day, dangerous storms prompted numerous tornado warnings and reports of twisters touching down, most in Missouri and Oklahoma.
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