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: Sunday 11:04am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:04am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 11:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 11:04am CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 11:30pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING... ...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. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Platte River near Platte City. * WHEN...Until Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Cropland near State Highway 92 near Platte City begins to flood. At 22.0 feet, Flooding occurs at Humphreys Access Area which is located 5 miles downstream from Platte City. 300 acres of pasture are also flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 21.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.5 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. - 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.56749540f4da06b558cce1d3c0166082e993ad8f.002.1 Codes: MOC165 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.56749540f4da06b558cce1d3c0166082e993ad8f.002.1