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Flood Warning issued September 30 at 10:11AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

…The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri…

Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County.

Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County.

…Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri…

Platte River near Agency affecting Buchanan County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Platte River at Sharps Station.

* WHEN…From late Saturday night until further notice.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.2 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Sunday morning and continue rising to a crest of 28.8 feet Sunday
evening.
– 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.

This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.

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