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 9:01am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:01am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 9:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 9:01am CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 7:45am CDT
Issued by: NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Platte River at Sharps Station. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Low-lying rural land along the river begins to flood. At 29.0 feet, Backwater from the Platte River floods Highway KK along the Little Platte River at the location 0.2 miles east of Highway B. At 30.5 feet, Interurban Road floods about 1.5 miles southeast of Sharps Station. At 31.5 feet, The south approach to the Highway B bridge over the Little Platte River is under water due to backwater from the Platte River. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 28.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.5 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 26.0 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bdccd4abadcd0e911c1ac10ffbe077c8c7d4212.001.1 Codes: MOC165 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bdccd4abadcd0e911c1ac10ffbe077c8c7d4212.001.1