High water on Oklahoma roads causes problems in rain

 
BY STAFF REPORTS | Published: October 9, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

As heavy rains move across the state, flooded roadways have caused detours for motorists, but no water rescues have been reported.

Due to debris from high water, NW 220 between Portland and May avenues remains closed this morning, an Oklahoma County Sheriff's dispatcher said. High water was reported there Thursday night.

Due to high water from Baron Ford Creek in Cherokee County, crews are closing U.S. 62 four miles north of State Highway 51, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported this morning.

The creek has flooded out of its banks.

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In Wagoner County, both north and south lanes of State Highway 16 and County Road 770 are closed this morning due to flooding. The roadway closed about 10 p.m. Thursday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports.

The road is just south of Wagoner.

In Oklahoma County, roadways were reported flooded late Thursday by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's department.

Motorists will not be able to get from Portland to May on NW 220 this morning.

More road closings information

Cherokee County

US-62 at Baron Fork Creek (near the Adair County line)

Nowata County

SH-10 at Cedar Creek, 5 miles east of US-169

Pittsburgh County

SH-31 west of McAlester to the Hughes County line

Wagoner County

SH-16 between Okay and Wagoner

SH-104 between Haskell and SH-51B







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