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Flood — Creek, OK

Apr 25, 1999

The Polecat Creek at Sapulpa rose above its flood stage of 21 feet on the afternoon of April 25. The river crested at 27.2 feet at 700 PM CDT on April 26 before falling back below flood stage on the evening of April 27.The Polecat Creek at Jenks rose above its flood stage of 17 feet at 600 PM CDT on April 25. The river crested at 20.1 feet at 200 PM CDT on April 26 before falling back below flood stage on the evening of April 27.Rising floodwaters along the Polecat Creek caused evacuations in

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5690973). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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