Roads Across Oklahoma Closed Due To Flooding

Flooding has impacted roadways across Oklahoma Tuesday morning after severe weather Monday and overnight. Officials are reporting road closures in El Reno, Choctaw and Del City. Interstate 40 near El Reno is completely shut down due to flooding, causing s

Tuesday, May 21st 2019, 7:07 am

By: News 9


Flooding has impacted roadways across Oklahoma Tuesday morning after severe weather Monday and overnight. 

Officials are reporting road closures in Norman, El Reno, Choctaw and Del City. 

The City of Norman says the following roads will be closed until further notice: 

 
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Interstate 40 near El Reno was early Tuesday morning. The road reopened around 9 a.m. Here is a picture from News 9 viewer John Goodson of the traffic back up around 5 a.m 

Officials from the Choctaw Police Department reported multiple road closures. 

 
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Tinker Diagonal near Sooner road is also blocked due to high water, the Del City Fire Department said. 

Deer Cree Fire Protection posted a long list of road closures on their Facebook page. 

 
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As of right now, an areal flood watch is in effect for multiple Oklahoma counties until 8:45 a.m.

Grady County officials said the following roads will be closed for repairs following Monday's storms. 

 
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This is a developing story. Stay with News 9 for updates as information becomes available. 

 

Interstate 40 near El Reno was early Tuesday morning. The road reopened around 9 a.m. Here is a picture from News 9 viewer John Goodson of the traffic back up around 5 a.m 

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Officials from the Choctaw Police Department reported multiple road closures. 

 

 

Tinker Diagonal near Sooner road is also blocked due to high water, the Del City Fire Department said. 

Deer Cree Fire Protection posted a long list of road closures on their Facebook page. 

 
User: KWTV - NEWS 9 To: link

 

As of right now, an areal flood watch is in effect for multiple Oklahoma counties until 8:45 a.m.

Grady County officials said the following roads will be closed for repairs following Monday's storms. 

 

 

This is a developing story. Stay with News 9 for updates as information becomes available. 

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