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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Saturday August 1st, 2020 :: 11:02 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 02:18AM Tuesday

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Blackwater River at Valley City affecting Johnson and Pettis Counties. Missouri River at Napoleon affecting Jackson...Lafayette and Ray Counties. Missouri River at Waverly affecting Carroll...Lafayette and Saline Counties. Missouri River At Miami affecting Carroll...Chariton and Saline Counties. Missouri River at Glasgow affecting Chariton...Howard and Saline Counties. Missouri River at Boonville affecting Cooper and Howard Counties. Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County. Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County. South Grand River at Urich affecting Bates...Cass and Henry Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Cass...Henry and Johnson Counties. Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Cooper and Saline Counties. The Flood Warning continues for The Platte River near Platte City.

* until late Monday night.

* At 3:29 PM Friday the stage was 19.7 feet.

* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by yesterday evening and continue to rise to near 22.5 feet by early Sunday afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by early Monday 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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