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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Springfield MO

345 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



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

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



  Marmaton River at Fort Scott affecting Bourbon County.



For the Marmaton River...including Fort Scott...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.



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345 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



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



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Marmaton River at Fort Scott.



* WHEN...Until late Tuesday evening.



* IMPACTS...At 43.0 feet, major flood stage. Flood waters impact all 

  Belltown businesses to the ground floor, except Smith & Chambers, 

  but all roads are not accessible to this area.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 3:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 40.0 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 38.0 feet.

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

    ending at 3:30 AM CDT Sunday was 40.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 43.0

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

    tomorrow evening.

  - Flood stage is 38.0 feet.

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

    42.9 feet on 08/23/1985.

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



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JT