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FLOOD STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO812 PM 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 BRUNSWICKAFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSOURI...CARROLL...CHARITON...COOPER...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/.MOC033-041-115-117-210111-/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0275.000000T0000Z-080921T0730Z//SNZM7.2.ER.080913T1005Z.080916T1230Z.080920T0730Z.NO/812 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FORTHE GRAND RIVER NEAR SUMNER.* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.* AT 7:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.5 FEET.* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BYEARLY SATURDAY MORNING.* AT 26.0 FEET...RURAL LAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER IS FLOODED.* AT 23.0 FEET...BOTTOMLAND 1 TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE GAGE BEGINS TOFLOOD.LATESTLOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECASTGRAND RIVERSUMNER 26 27.5 FRI 08 PM 26.4 EARLY SATURDAY MORNING$$