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Flood Warning — NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

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Flood Warning issued November 5 at 9:48AM CST until November 8 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

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Moderate flooding is occurring and forecast along the Platte River near Agency, with the notice in effect through Saturday evening. The warning also covers river locations near Platte City and Sharps Station in Platte County.

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  • Affected location: Buchanan and Platte counties, Missouri
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Illustrative image: The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States (though its drainage basin reaches into Canada), it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,530 miles (4,070 km) to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 US states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains. The Mississippi ranks — Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Why it matters

The report gives a river stage of 26.8 feet and states that flooding reaches low-lying areas east of Agency at 20 feet and Agency’s east border at 25 feet.

Update history

  1. Minor flooding is occurring and forecast along the Platte River near Platte City, Sharps Station, and Agency, affecting Platte and Buchanan counties in Missouri. The warning runs until late Saturday night and identifies low-lying rural land and Highway KK as vulnerable at specified river levels.

    U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS

  2. Moderate flooding is occurring and forecast along the Platte River near Agency, with the notice in effect through Saturday evening. The warning also covers river locations near Platte City and Sharps Station in Platte County.

    U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS
Generated scores

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Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Urgency
9/10

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