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River being released from the keystone dam. now 275,000 cubic feet of water being released per second, the equivalent of three olympic-sized pools coming out of the flood gates every second. we are standing on the edge of the arkansas river here in tulsa. you might be able to hear the rapid roar of the river and the intensity of the current. it's flowing downstream from tulsa to fort smith, arkansas. that's wreaking havoc in the small communities between those cities. residents say they are preparing for the worst. emergency officials are urging people to be ready to move qu k quickly. the may...

Sand brings, west of tulsa, oklahoma, and believe it or not, we are about a mile away from the banks of the arkansas river, and as you take our drone shot, and you look over this area where there are dozens of homes that have been, you know, submerged in water, many residents telling us the homes they have seen, taking in 2 to 6 feet of water, all of the water from the keystone dam which was a few miles away upstream, the water from the lake being released there at 275,000 cubic feet of water per second to give you an idea of how much water that is, it's a little more than three olympic sized ...

Floodwaters are getting through. it is north of that dam. that is all backed up and the army corp of engineers is releasing water from that dam at about 275,000 cubic feet per second. that is three olympic-size pools coming out of that -- of the flood gates every second. and that is why all of this water you're seeing move downstream. so it is controlled, but there is the threat of more rain here in the -- tonight and into tomorrow. and depending on where that rainfall comes, it could really aggregate the situation. and brooke, you mentioned fort smith arkansas, that is downstream where here. ...