Flooding closes both directions of Highway 20 near Skiatook

Rising water levels have forced the closure of both eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 20 near Skiatook, according to the Skiatook Police Department.

11 AM UPDATE:

Skiatook Police said rising waters have closed the following roads:

1. 176th St N between Peoria and Hwy 11
2. 136th St N at Hwy 11
3. Highway 20 from Hwy 11 to Highway 75

"Water is anticipated to crest in Avant around 1300 hours (1:00 PM). Based on this, cresting in the Skiatook area is not expected until approximately 2200 hours (10:00 PM) tonight," Skiatook Police said.

Drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

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Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.

1. PSO Outage Map
2. OG&E Outage Map
3. VVEC Outage Map
4. Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map
5. Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map — (Note: Several Smaller Co-ops Included)

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