Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Areas Affected: Chariton, MO; Macon, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 7:57pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 7:57pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 8:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 10:55am CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 11:40pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Chariton River near Prairie Hill affecting Macon and Chariton Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chariton River near Prairie Hill. * WHEN...From Thursday morning to Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Fields along the river begin to flood. At 19.0 feet, Farmland and secondary roads in the Chariton River floodplain are under water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 17.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.4d64623ff03a22709838a3e5b2a6a03805800723.001.1 Codes: MOC041, MOC121 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4d64623ff03a22709838a3e5b2a6a03805800723.001.1