Rains Bring High Water Rescues in OK

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Storm-weary Oklahoma and Arkansas have seen another round of severe weather that has flooded roadways.

Almost 4 inches (100 millimeters) of rain per hour caused widespread street flooding in the Tulsa area on Thursday, leading to multiple stalled vehicles and high-water rescues.

The same storm system dumped to 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) of rain in 30 minutes in Oklahoma City. Firefighters reported rescuing stranded motorists in at least a dozen different spots there.

No injuries have been reported after the Thursday afternoon storm.

The torrents came after the flooded Arkansas River had receded from its record high levels. Keystone Lake, upstream from Tulsa, had fallen more than 4 feet (1.22 meters) from its high levels before the rains arrived.

Most of the flooding was concentrated around midtown and northern Tulsa. Forecasters don't expect the rain to raise water levels higher than where they crested.

This latest band of storms follows bouts of severe weather that killed at least six people in Oklahoma, including two when a tornado ripped through a mobile home park in El Reno.

(KA)