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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
847 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

  Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Johnson, Cass and Henry
  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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847 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Big Creek at Blairstown.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, The west bank of the creek begins to flood.
  At 23.0 feet, Flooding occurs at the west approach to the N
  Highway bridge located 0.2 miles west of Blairstown. Flooding also
  occurs across B Highway near Big Creek which is several miles
  northwest of Blairstown.
  At 26.0 feet, Many farm levees along Big Creek are overtopped.
  Flooding of rural areas behind the levees occurs.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 23.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.2
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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                Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Fri   Sat   Sun
                                      1pm   1pm   1pm
Big Creek
Blairstown      20.0  23.5  Fri 8am   23.9  22.8  18.5


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LAT...LON 3873 9422 3875 9416 3857 9394 3840 9384
      3840 9391


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SAW