Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Areas Affected: Chariton, MO; Macon, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Friday 1:53pm CDT
Alert Effective: Friday 1:53pm CDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 2:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 1:53pm CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 1:48pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Chariton River near Prairie Hill affecting Macon and Chariton Counties. * WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chariton River near Prairie Hill. * WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Fields along the river begin to flood. At 19.0 feet, Farmland and secondary roads in the Chariton River floodplain are under water. At 20.0 feet, State Highway 129 is overtopped by flood waters 8 miles north of Salisbury. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 21.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.4 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.4 feet on 05/28/2013. - 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.ee70734f9ec4f6242789aee80f3d2d394aa0a1c2.001.1 Codes: MOC041, MOC121 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee70734f9ec4f6242789aee80f3d2d394aa0a1c2.001.1