Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
821 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri...

  Sac River near Caplinger Mills affecting Cedar County.

For the Sac River...including Caplinger Mills...Moderate flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 830 PM CDT.

&&

MOC039-300130-
/O.CON.KSGF.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-240501T0206Z/
/CMZM7.2.ER.240426T1610Z.240429T0600Z.240430T0206Z.NO/
821 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sac River near Caplinger Mills.

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, flood waters affect low lying areas near
  the river including farmland along Highway N and between Highway W
  and Caplinger Mills. Cedar Creek...a tributary of the Sac River
  backwaters and floods portions of Highway 39 and south of Cedar
  Springs.


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon to a crest of 20.4 feet just after midnight
    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    20.4 feet on 03/20/2020.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3785 9382 3774 9374 3770 9374 3770 9377
      3772 9377 3773 9380 3779 9382 3781 9385
      3785 9384


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