Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Areas Affected: Adair, MO; Macon, MO; Putnam, MO; Schuyler, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 5:14am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 5:14am CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 5:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 2:21pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 12:40am CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Chariton River near Prairie Hill affecting Macon and Chariton Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Chariton River at Novinger affecting Putnam, Adair, Macon and Schuyler Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chariton River at Novinger. * WHEN...From this afternoon to late Friday night. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Farm fields along the river begin to flood. At 23.0 feet, Moderate flooding of farmland occurs. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 21.7 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 20.0 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.f7c6206c4766b66a140f30d1358950683a20855c.002.1 Codes: MOC001, MOC121, MOC171, MOC197 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f7c6206c4766b66a140f30d1358950683a20855c.002.1