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Moderate flooding 3

1. Moderate floodingObservedNorth Fork of the Red River at Headrick, OKObserved 16.46 ft at 02:00Z: moderate floodingForecast issued 00:52Z · highest 16.5 ft at 06:00Z · below flood stage (14 ft) by 18 Oct 18:00Z: moderate flooding
2. Moderate floodingForecastCanadian River at Mustang, OKNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 00:39Z · crest 24 ft at 18 Oct 12:00Z · below flood stage (22 ft) by 20 Oct 06:00Z: moderate flooding
3. Moderate floodingForecastCanadian River at Norman, OKNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 00:39Z · crest 98 ft at 18 Oct 18:00Z · below flood stage (94 ft) by 20 Oct 00:00Z: moderate flooding

Minor flooding 2

1. Minor floodingForecastCanadian River at Purcell, OKNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued 00:39Z · crest 12 ft at 19 Oct 00:00Z · below flood stage (12 ft) by 19 Oct 12:00Z: minor flooding
2. Minor floodingObservedCimarron River at Ripley, OKObserved 17 ft at 02:00Z: minor floodingForecast issued 00:58Z · highest 16 ft at 06:00Z: action stage

Action stage, not flooding 4

Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.

1. Action stageObservedWashita River at Anadarko, OKObserved 17 ft at 02:30Z: action stageForecast issued 00:55Z · highest 17.4 ft at 12:00Z: action stage
2. Action stageObservedCanadian River at Bridgeport, OKObserved 12.63 ft at 01:45Z: action stageForecast issued 00:39Z · highest 12.5 ft at 06:00Z: action stage
3. Action stageObservedDeep Red Creek at Randlett, OKObserved 18.73 ft at 02:30Z: action stageForecast issued 00:52Z · highest 17.8 ft at 06:00Z: action stage
4. Action stageObservedNorth Canadian River at Yukon, OKObserved 12.66 ft at 02:30Z: action stageForecast issued 00:39Z · highest 12.8 ft at 06:00Z: action stage, selected

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A gauge measures its river or water at that one place. Flash flooding, which comes in hours from heavy rain, is in the warnings list as Flash Flood Warnings; a river can be in flood with no rain falling.