Flood Warning until 10:49PM Sunday
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County. Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County. The Flood Warning continues for The Platte River At Sharps Station.
* from Wednesday morning to Sunday evening.
* At 1:30 PM Tuesday the stage was 23.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Wednesday morning and continue to rise to near 30.0 feet by early Friday afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by Saturday before midnight.
* At 29.0 feet...Backwater from the Platte River floods Highway KK along the Little Platte River at the location 0.2 miles east of Highway B.
* At 26.0 feet...Low-lying rural land along the river begins to flood.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PLATTE, MO
Instructions:
Do not drive through flowing water. Nearly half of all flood fatalities are vehicle related. As little as 6 inches of water may cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Two feet of water will carry most vehicles away.This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
Address/Location
City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Kansas City City Hall
Kansas City, MO 64106
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-513-1313
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning