Kansas City, MO Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Missouri River at Napoleon.

* WHEN...From Tuesday evening to Friday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 6.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow evening to a crest of 19.2 feet Wednesday evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late Thursday evening.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood


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Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Mon   Tue   Wed
1pm   1pm   1pm
Missouri River
Napoleon        17.0  6.3   Mon 9am   6.6   14.7  19.1



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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Kansas, including the following areas, Johnson
KS, Leavenworth, Linn KS, Miami and Wyandotte and Missouri,
including the following areas, Bates, Carroll, Cass, Chariton,
Clay, Cooper, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Johnson MO, Lafayette,
Pettis, Platte, Ray and Saline.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Periods of heavy rainfall are likely Monday morning and again
late Monday night into early Tuesday morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood