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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
847 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...

  Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Saline and Cooper
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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MOC053-195-031400-
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/BLVM7.2.ER.240428T0747Z.240502T0230Z.240506T1814Z.NO/
847 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Blackwater River near Blue Lick.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Cropland and pastures along the river
  flood.
  At 29.0 feet, Livestock in pastures along the river may be
  endangered. Extensive damage also occurs to cropland and pasture.
  At 31.0 feet, The Missouri-Pacific railroad tracks are overtopped.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 32.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall around a half foot
    today then rise to a second crest of 32.0 feet tomorrow
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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                Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Fri   Sat
                                      1pm   1pm   1pm
Blackwater River
Blue Lick       24.0  32.1  Thu 7am   31.9  31.7  28.6


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LAT...LON 3894 9342 3899 9348 3903 9297 3894 9295
      3893 9323


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SAW