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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Friday July 31st, 2020 :: 01:58 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 06:13PM Monday

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri...Kansas... Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County. Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County. Platte River near Agency affecting Buchanan County. Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Atchison and Leavenworth Counties. The Flood Warning continues for The Platte River At Sharps Station.

* from this evening to Monday evening.

* At 1:30 PM Friday the stage was 25.7 feet.

* Flood stage is 26.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise to near 28.6 feet by Sunday morning. The river will fall below flood stage by Sunday evening.

* 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

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