Friday, June 29, 2007

KANSAS CITY'S WEATHER: Flood Warnings On MetroRegion Streams and Rivers

As of 4 am Friday- 29 June 2007- the following streams and rivers have flood warnings according to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Pleasant Hill-MO..

Warnings listed according to present forecast severity of flood:


THE BIG CREEK AT BLAIRSTOWN UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.8 FEET
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.5 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


THE SOUTH GRAND RIVER AT URICH
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.2 FEET
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 28.0 FEET BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 28.0 FEET...K HIGHWAY IS UNDER WATER...APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF URICH. IN ADDITION...MANY OTHER ROADS ALONG THE RIVER ARE FLOODED.
* AT 24.0 FEET...LOW-LYING PASTURE...CROPLAND...AND SECONDARY ROADS WITHIN 0.5 TO 1.5 MILES OF THE RIVER FLOOD.


THE MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER NEAR TRADING POST
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.5 FEET
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 28.0 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 27.0 FEET...STATE LINE ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* AT 25.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING FARMLAND OCCURS.


THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICK
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.9 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.5 FEET BY
FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 24.0 FEET...CROPLAND AND PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER FLOOD.


...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER AT OSAWATOMIE
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.1 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 30.1 FEET BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 28.0 FEET...LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.


...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER AT LA CYGNE
* UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.1 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.7 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 25.0 FEET...LOW-LYING FARMLAND AND OTHER RURAL LAND FLOODS.
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