Friday, March 12, 2010

Flood Warnings Continue For Kansas City MetroRegion Waterways



A
s we approach 'official' Spring in 8 days- streams and rivers are on the rise with snowmelt up north and persistent although mostly light precipitation.



The Kansas City office of the NWS in Pleasant Hill has issued flood warnings for the following rivers at the following locations in Missouri:

102 RIVER AT ROSENDALE
GRAND RIVER NEAR GALLATIN
GRAND RIVER NEAR SUMNER
GRAND RIVER NEAR BRUNSWICK 1W
MISSOURI RIVER AT ST JOSEPH
MISSOURI RIVER AT NAPOLEON
MISSOURI RIVER AT WAVERLY
MISSOURI RIVER AT MIAMI
MISSOURI RIVER AT GLASGOW
MISSOURI RIVER AT BOONVILLE
PLATTE RIVER NEAR AGENCY
PLATTE RIVER AT SHARPS STATION
PLATTE RIVER NEAR PLATTE CITY

AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KANSAS: DONIPHAN.


IN MISSOURI: ANDREW- BUCHANAN- CARROLL- CHARITON- COOPER- DAVIESS- HOWARD- JACKSON- LAFAYETTE- LINN- LIVINGSTON- PLATTE- RAY and SALINE.


Forecast light to moderate rain Friday night into Saturday may drop amounts as much as one-half inch and this could affect the flood forecasts- especially northeast to east of Kansas City.

Get ready folks- this could well be a soggy Spring!

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