Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Areas Affected: Platte, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 2:02pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 2:02pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 2:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 2:02pm CDT
Event Ends: Monday 11:12pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING... ...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri... Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Platte River at Sharps Station. * WHEN...Until Monday evening. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Low-lying rural land along the river begins to flood. At 29.0 feet, Backwater from the Platte River floods Highway KK along the Little Platte River at the location 0.2 miles east of Highway B. At 30.5 feet, Interurban Road floods about 1.5 miles southeast of Sharps Station. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 24.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Friday morning to a crest of 28.6 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 26.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c201f2d2ad728ad6f9b53ca85f54cdc67ddfe586.001.1 Codes: MOC165 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c201f2d2ad728ad6f9b53ca85f54cdc67ddfe586.001.1