Kansas City, MO Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 303 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

JOHNSON

IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

ATCHISON              DONIPHAN              LEAVENWORTH
WYANDOTTE

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

SALINE

IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

CALDWELL              CARROLL               CHARITON
DAVIESS               GRUNDY                HARRISON
LINN                  LIVINGSTON            MACON
MERCER                PUTNAM                RANDOLPH
SULLIVAN

IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

ADAIR                 SCHUYLER

IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI

ANDREW                ATCHISON              BUCHANAN
CLINTON               DEKALB                GENTRY
HOLT                  NODAWAY               WORTH

IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

CLAY                  JACKSON               LAFAYETTE
PLATTE                RAY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, ATCHISON, BETHANY, BRAYMER,
BRECKENRIDGE, BROOKFIELD, BRUNSWICK, CAMERON, CARROLLTON,
CHILLICOTHE, CLARKSDALE, CONCORDIA, COUNTRY CLUB VILLA, CRAIG,
DOWNING, ELWOOD, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, FAIRFAX, FOREST CITY,
FORT LEAVENWORTH, GALLATIN, GLADSTONE, GLENWOOD, GRANT CITY,
GREEN CITY, GREENTOP, HAMILTON, HIGGINSVILLE, HIGHLAND,
INDEPENDENCE, JAMESPORT, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY KANSAS,
KEARNEY, KEYTESVILLE, KING CITY, KIRKSVILLE, LA PLATA, LANCASTER,
LANSING, LATHROP, LAWSON, LEAVENWORTH, LENEXA, LEXINGTON,
LIBERTY, MACON, MAITLAND, MARCELINE, MARSHALL, MARYVILLE,
MAYSVILLE, MERCER, MILAN, MOBERLY, MOUND CITY, ODESSA, OLATHE,
OREGON, OSBORN, OVERLAND PARK, PARKVILLE, PLATTE CITY,
PLATTSBURG, POLO, PRINCETON, QUEEN CITY, RICHMOND, RIVERSIDE,
ROCK PORT, SALISBURY, SAVANNAH, SHAWNEE, ST. JOSEPH,
ST. JOSEPH AIRPORT, STANBERRY, STANLEY, STEWARTSVILLE, TARKIO,
TRENTON, TROY, UNION STAR, UNIONVILLE, WATHENA, WEATHERBY LAKE,
AND WESTON.

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Missouri River at Napoleon.

* WHEN...From this evening to late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Low-lying areas unprotected by levees begin
to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening to a crest of 17.1 feet just after midnight tonight.
It will then fall below flood stage late tonight.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood


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Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Wed   Thu   Fri
1pm   1pm   1pm
Missouri River
Napoleon        17.0  15.7  Wed 9am   16.3  16.1  13.8



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