© Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World/Associated PressFloodwaters from the Arkansas River inundate homes Thursday May 23, 2019 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
Flooding has affected hundreds of homes in rain-weary Oklahoma, an official said, and
more severe weather is possible Friday and Saturday in the Sooner State.
Officials believe floods have had an impact on at least 1,000 homes in some way, especially in northeastern Oklahoma around the swollen Arkansas River, state Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Keli Cain said.
Flood watches and warnings were in effect Friday for large portions of northern Oklahoma. By the afternoon, Gov. Kevin Stitt had
amended an earlier executive order to declare a state of emergency in all 77 counties across the state due to the severe weather.
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