Weather

County,
FLOOD STATEMENT
Effective: 1:37 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008
Expires: 4:23 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008

FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO137 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICKAFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...COOPER...SALINE...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...GRAND RIVER NEAR BRUNSWICKAFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...CARROLL...CHARITONDO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOODFATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAYCAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILLCARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHERAND STREAM INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KC/.MOC033-041-211836-/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0288.000000T0000Z-080921T2123Z//BRNM7.2.ER.000000T0000Z.080917T1906Z.080920T2123Z.UU/137 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2008THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FORTHE GRAND RIVER NEAR BRUNSWICK.* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.* AT 7:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 (ESTIMATED) FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BYLATE THIS AFTERNOON.* AT 19.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS OCCURS ALONG THE WESTBANK OF THE GRAND RIVER NEAR THE U.S. HIGHWAY 24 BRIDGE...1 MILEWEST OF BRUNSWICK.LATESTLOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECASTGRAND RIVERBRUNSWICK 19 E20.8 SAT 07 AM 18.5 THIS EVENING$$

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