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Published July 02, 2007 10:50 am - The National Weather Service has estimated the Neosho River will crest at Stepp Ford bridge near Commerce, Okla., at 1 p.m. Tuesday at 27.5 feet, which is 11.5 feet above flood stage.

9:55 a.m. “Very serious” flood expected for Miami



The National Weather Service has estimated the Neosho River will crest at Stepp Ford bridge near Commerce, Okla., at 1 p.m. Tuesday at 27.5 feet, which is 11.5 feet above flood stage. The river is expected to crest in Miami on Wednesday.

That is higher than the 1986 flood that caused major damage in much of Miami, Okla., when the Neosho River hit 26.26 at the Stepp Ford bridge.

“We would like to advise that flooding is imminent and to make plans to evacuate to higher ground,” said Michael Spurgeon, city manager of Miami, Okla.

In the 1986 flood, more than 500 homes were under water. Since that time, 36 homes have been removed.

Parts of South Main Street, Steve Owens Boulevard and parts of the athletic fields at Northeast Oklahoma A&M College will be under water, Spurgeon said. Oklahoma Highway 125 already is closed and Oklahoma Highway 10 and U.S. Highway 69 are expected to close, Spurgeon said.

“This is a very serious flood.”

“If you received water in 1986, you are going to get it, maybe worse,” said Kevin Trease, Miami fire chief.



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