Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Areas Affected: Platte, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 8:33am CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 8:33am CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 8:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 8:33am CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 6:20am CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Platte River near Agency affecting Buchanan County. Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County. Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Platte River near Platte City. * WHEN...Until Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Cropland near State Highway 92 near Platte City begins to flood. At 22.0 feet, Flooding occurs at Humphreys Access Area which is located 5 miles downstream from Platte City. 300 acres of pasture are also flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 13.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 21.5 feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e4b852e8815fd77ab854d49970387a0eef4529c.003.1 Codes: MOC165 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e4b852e8815fd77ab854d49970387a0eef4529c.003.1