Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Areas Affected: Buchanan, MO
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 8:09am CDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 8:09am CDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 8:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 8:09am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Platte River near Agency affecting Buchanan County. Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County. Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Platte River near Agency. * WHEN...Until Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Low-lying areas east of Agency begin to flood. At 25.0 feet, Flooding begins at the east border of Agency. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 25.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 8.3 feet Thursday morning. - 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.ec53157a99ffd6259c220f24b187de5bec6d6653.001.1 Codes: MOC021 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec53157a99ffd6259c220f24b187de5bec6d6653.001.1