Below is video we took while in Wagoner County today. In the past hour, we have learned that the Corps is increasing the amount of water being released from the Keystone Dam, and they are urging more residents to evacuate.
***Please read the City of Tulsa's detailed update below***
The Army Corps announced this evening that they will increase the Keystone Dam release from 250,000 CFS to 275,000 CFS. This is due to the storms last night and the rainfall flowing into the Keystone basin. The water will steadily rise along the Arkansas River Corridor over the next 24 hours.
We continue to urge residents along the river to plan for the flood of record (the worst flood in Tulsa history), which was equivalent to 305,000 CFS. You can view a map showing the projected impact of that flood here: https://okmay19flood.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=28dff3e644bd478386444e3bbc0882ea&fbclid=IwAR37Q9QJbPXU2d12zKXI9qs_2SC8VlqKVKb80Qd-qWLuywEJc2iHM_7WUv0
The levees continue to operate as designed, but this will place an even greater load on them. We encourage people living behind Levees A & B to proactively relocate. If you don’t have a place to stay, you are welcome to stay at one of the shelters being operated by the American Red Cross.
You can view a map showing where the levees are here: https://www.cityoftulsa.org/…/10264/levee_street_maps1-2.pdf
If you need more information on shelter locations or need a bus ride to get to them, please call 2-1-1 for more info.