Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
842 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Marmaton River at Fort Scott affecting Bourbon County.

For the Marmaton River...including Fort Scott, Nevada...Moderate
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 Sunday morning at 845 AM CDT.

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842 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Marmaton River at Fort Scott.

* WHEN...From this morning to Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 38.0 feet, minor flooding begins along Mill Creek
  north of town due to backwater effects of the Marmaton River.
  Flood waters also spill across the field by the Red Barn
  Restaurant, on the north side of town, at the new Highway 69
  Bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 21.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 38.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow evening to a crest of 39.2 feet early Monday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 38.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    39.0 feet on 07/30/2013.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3787 9470 3787 9461 3784 9461 3782 9469
      3779 9481 3783 9481 3785 9475


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Lindenberg