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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

843 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024



...The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a 

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...



  Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Johnson, Henry and Cass 

  Counties.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



This product along with additional weather and stream information is 

available at www.weather.gov/kc/.



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/BLRM7.1.ER.240503T1440Z.240504T0600Z.240504T2024Z.UU/

843 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Big Creek at Blairstown.



* WHEN...From Friday morning to Sunday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, The west bank of the creek begins to flood.

  At 23.0 feet, Flooding occurs at the west approach to the N 

  Highway bridge located 0.2 miles west of Blairstown. Flooding also 

  occurs across B Highway near Big Creek which is several miles 

  northwest of Blairstown.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.6 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    late tomorrow morning to a crest of 21.0 feet early Saturday

    morning. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday

    afternoon.

  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.

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



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                Fld   Obs             Forecasts                

Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Fri   Fri          

                                      1pm   1am   1pm          

Big Creek

Blairstown      20.0  16.6  Thu 8am   16.3  17.5  20.5         





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LAT...LON 3873 9422 3875 9416 3857 9394 3840 9384

      3840 9391





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SAW