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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Thursday May 28th, 2020 :: 07:40 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 01:45AM Saturday

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Blue River at Blue Ridge Boulevard affecting Jackson County. The Flood Warning continues for The Blue River at Blue Ridge Boulevard.

* until late Friday night.

* At 7:00 PM Thursday the stage was 36.5 feet.

* Flood stage is 35.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 37.1 feet by tonight. The river will fall below flood stage early Friday morning.

* At 36.5 feet...Red bridge road begins to flood.

* At 36.0 feet...Low-lying apartments along Holmes Road begin to flood.

* At 35.3 feet...Recreation area on the northwest side of the bridge begins to flood.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, 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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