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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Saturday August 1st, 2020 :: 07:52 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 09:29PM Sunday

...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 following rivers in Missouri... Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Cass...Henry and Johnson Counties. The Flood Warning continues for The Platte River At Sharps Station.

* until Sunday evening.

* At 7:30 PM Saturday the stage was 26.2 feet.

* Flood stage is 26.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is occurring.

* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by tonight.

* 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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