Statement from the Stillwater Emergency Management Agency:
Lots and lots to talk about.
First the roads. We continue to open roads as we can and keep the map updated: Stillwater.org/road-closing.
Second, the rainfall. We have received over 19+” of rainfall in the month of May. This puts us between a 100 year & a 200 year flooding event. (Graphic attached)
The river crested earlier than expected and this will improve our situation, but it will still take quite a while to recover.
Upcoming weather: we are on the edge of “marginal risk” tonight (5/27), but not in it. We could see some rain from storms that are no longer severe move through, but little to no additional accumulations tonight.
Tomorrow’s weather (5/28) is a different story. We are in an “enhanced risk” tomorrow for tornados, 60-80mph winds, and baseball size hail. And of course additional rain/flooding issues.
We will be monitoring remotely today and working with city staff to stay up to date on issues, but we have got to take some time off to recover. As always, we will update as needed. ~SEMA