####018003506####
WGUS43 KSGF 280843

FLWSGF



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Springfield MO

343 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and 

increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri...

Kansas...



  Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.



  Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.



For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Major 

flooding is forecast.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



late tonight at 345 AM CDT.



&&



MOC217-290845-

/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/

/HTNM7.3.ER.240426T0550Z.240429T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/

343 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is 

  forecast.



* WHERE...Little Osage River near Horton.



* WHEN...Until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 50.0 feet, major flooding occurs at the gage site. 

  Flood waters are within two feet of the Old U.S. Highway 71 bridge 

  south of Horton. Some homes near the Little Osage River flood due 

  to backwater effects from tributaries of the Little Osage River 

  along Interstate 49.  In addition, low areas along the Little 

  Osage River near Metz and Stotesbury, or on Route V and Route WW 

  are impassable.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 2:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 47.7 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 41.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 2:45 AM CDT Sunday was 47.7 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 50.1

    feet tomorrow morning.

  - Flood stage is 41.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    50.0 feet on 02/25/1985.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



&&



LAT...LON 3800 9441 3802 9431 3799 9431 3793 9436

      3796 9444 3796 9451 3796 9458 3798 9462

      3800 9462 3800 9452





$$



KSC011-290845-

/O.EXT.KSGF.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-240501T0336Z/

/FTNK1.3.ER.240426T0127Z.240428T1800Z.240430T0336Z.NO/

343 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY EVENING...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is 

  forecast.



* WHERE...Little Osage River at Fulton.



* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.



* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, major flooding begins at the gage site. 

  Flood waters reach the bottom of Old Highway 69 bridge at the 

  previous gage site.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 3:15 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 28.8 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 3:15 AM CDT Sunday was 28.8 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.0

    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late

    tomorrow evening.

  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    30.0 feet on 07/01/1969.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



&&



LAT...LON 3798 9462 3799 9466 3799 9471 3801 9474

      3801 9475 3803 9475 3802 9471 3801 9465

      3800 9462





$$



JT