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WGUS43 KSGF 180122
FLWSGF

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
Issued by National Weather Service St Louis MO
822 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri...

  Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon 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. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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

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MOC217-190130-
/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-250623T1225Z/
/NVDM7.2.ER.250616T2130Z.250619T1800Z.250622T1225Z.NO/
822 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Marmaton River near Nevada.

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs at the gage site.
  Flood waters affect the Old U.S. Highway 71 Bridge North of Nevada
  and the south bound lane of Highway 71 near the junction of
  Douglas Branch and the Marmaton River.


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 18.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 26.2 feet early Thursday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.2 feet on 10/13/1969.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3789 9447 3794 9439 3797 9435 3799 9431
      3794 9432 3784 9440 3784 9452 3784 9461
      3787 9461


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