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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Wednesday May 27th, 2020 :: 08:34 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 12:13AM Monday

...The Flood Warning continues 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. The Flood Warning continues for The Platte River near Platte City.

* from this morning to late Sunday night.

* At 7:49 AM Wednesday the stage was 20.3 feet.

* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 23.8 feet by early Saturday morning. The river will fall below flood stage early 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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