Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Areas Affected: Cooper, MO; Saline, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 8:16am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 8:16am CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 8:16am CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 10:40am CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Saline and Cooper Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Blackwater River near Blue Lick. * WHEN...Until late Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Cropland and pastures along the river flood. At 29.0 feet, Livestock in pastures along the river may be endangered. Extensive damage also occurs to cropland and pasture. At 31.0 feet, The Missouri-Pacific railroad tracks are overtopped. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 29.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.4 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31400cc7f88364ce42a20d7e57b569a72ed4d8c1.001.1 Codes: MOC053, MOC195 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31400cc7f88364ce42a20d7e57b569a72ed4d8c1.001.1