News With homes flooded and dams and levees stressed, Oklahoma hopes to survive Arkansas River’s wrath May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 Trevor Hughes and Kristin Lam, USA TODAY Comments Off on With homes flooded and dams and levees stressed, Oklahoma hopes to survive Arkansas River’s wrath Work crews struggled on Wednesday to maintain aging levees and dams during what meteorologists predict will be Oklahoma's worst-ever flooding.