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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Tuesday May 26th, 2020 :: 02:14 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 04:07AM Monday

...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 near Platte City.

* from Wednesday afternoon to late Sunday night.

* At 9:01 AM Tuesday the stage was 14.6 feet.

* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by Wednesday afternoon and continue to rise to near 23.8 feet by early Saturday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by Sunday morning.

* 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.

* At 20.0 feet...Cropland near State Highway 92 near Platte City 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

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