Things are getting western on the Arkansas River

[adchunts]

Two barges have broken loose and may impact the dam at Webber’s Falls. Would be catastrophic.

https://5newsonline.com/2019/05/22/r...webbers-falls/

This is my old stomping grounds...praying for those affected.

[gambler4]

They have planes up with spotlights looking for them There are 2 highway bridges they will have to hit or clear before the get to the lock and dam. The lock master is saying it might break a gate or 2 but won't be catastrophic

[west_tn]

They can't just catch them?

[gambler4]

The river is in flood stage and the water is moving so fast there was s no way to . And we are in the middle of a tornado breakout across the state of Oklahoma all night so far

[adchunts]

They have planes up with spotlights looking for them There are 2 highway bridges they will have to hit or clear before the get to the lock and dam. The lock master is saying it might break a gate or 2 but won't be catastrophic

After seeing what that barge did to the I40 bridge at Webber’s Falls in 2002, I am not so sure about that.

[gambler4]

Go to kotv news now they are moving at 12 mph and should be at the lock and dam in the next few minutes

[Spinnerb8]

Guys, the state of Oklahoma needs your thoughts and prayers. We have watched all day as houses fall into rivers and the flooding is historic. The amount of water is unreal and all lakes are crazy high. Ft. Gibson is over 27' high and releasing over 200,000 cubic feet per second and Keystone is 29' high and also releasing over 206,000 cubic feet per second. Just saw a release that Keystone is going up to 300,000 in the morning. That doesn't include several other lakes that are 15-20' high and almost all drain into the Arkansas. In case you are curious, there are 7.48 gallons of water in a cubic foot. That means over 1.5 million gallons per second and over 90 million gallons per minute. Almost can't comprehend those numbers and it's still raining!

[okiebass]

With the pressure of all the swollen river has ---the barge doesnt have to smash the dam, all it has to do is put a big crack in it and the volume of water pushing against crack will do the rest !

[stratos4life]

Prayers going up for y'all in Oklahoma.

[okhawg]

Guys, the state of Oklahoma needs your thoughts and prayers. We have watched all day as houses fall into rivers and the flooding is historic. The amount of water is unreal and all lakes are crazy high. Ft. Gibson is over 27' high and releasing over 200,000 cubic feet per second and Keystone is 29' high and also releasing over 206,000 cubic feet per second. Just saw a release that Keystone is going up to 300,000 in the morning. That doesn't include several other lakes that are 15-20' high and almost all drain into the Arkansas. In case you are curious, there are 7.48 gallons of water in a cubic foot. That means over 1.5 million gallons per second and over 90 million gallons per minute. Almost can't comprehend those numbers and it's still raining!

Numbers don't lie! There is a lot of water and it's gotta go somewhere.

[castforcash]

Things just got western on the mohawk guide thread!

[hatcreek]

Hope all turns out okay for y’all upstream...

Way too much water in way too many places this spring/early summer.

MS River is approaching 100 consecutive days above flood stage on the Vicksburg gauge... constant levels not seen since the historic 1927 flood... Nearly a half-million acres still inundated in the South Delta.

Rain, rain, go away.

[dmc575]

watching the news stream. crazy.

prayers for Oklahoma in these next few hours/days

[ou1dadgumit]

They can't just catch them?

Only fatcat Newton and his flippin stick can hold 2 barges back!

[gambler4]

They can't catch them , apparently they can't find them, wth ? The corpsOf engineers can't get a plane or chopper with searchlights to look for them

[Babe Winkleworm]

Shoot holes in them

[Bsktball55]

Now that they have located them, can they chase them down and at least run them aground.

[bossbowman]

Shoot holes in them

I'm sure they will get the military involve if they have to.

[Mark Jones]

Unbelievable amount of water. Prayers up for anyone impacted.

[jbassman87]

Last I heard, they had them located and were securing them about a mile from Webber.

All the lakes here are releasing record water and it is going to be down there in a couple days. Nothing they can do there, but shove it on down the river too. More rain for the next four days is forecast here, but maybe not any of the heavy stuff that has been happening.