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FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO1001 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...BLACKWATER RIVER NEAR BLUE LICKGRAND RIVER NEAR SUMNERGRAND RIVER NEAR BRUNSWICKMISSOURI RIVER AT BOONVILLEAFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...CARROLL...CHARITON...COOPER...HOWARD...LINN...LIVINGSTON...SALINEDO 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/.MOC053-089-201500-/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0287.000000T0000Z-080920T1720Z//BOZM7.1.ER.080914T0648Z.080916T0830Z.080919T1720Z.NO/1001 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FORTHE MISSOURI RIVER AT BOONVILLE.* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.* AT 8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.5 FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BYTHIS AFTERNOON.* AT 21.0 FEET...LOW-LYING RURAL AREAS ALONG THE RIVER FLOOD.LATESTLOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECASTMISSOURI RIVERBOONVILLE 21 21.5 FRI 09 AM 20.9 THIS AFTERNOON$$