Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
751 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...

  Blackwater River at Valley City affecting Johnson and Pettis
  Counties.

  Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Cooper and Saline
  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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MOC101-159-211300-
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751 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
  This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Blackwater River at Valley City.

* WHEN...Until late Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Woodlands and farm fields along the river
  begin to flood.
  At 25.0 feet, County Highway E near Valley City and Highway 23
  near the Perry State Wildlife Area are under water.
  At 31.0 feet, Extensive flooding of rural property and many roads
  occurs.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 22.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 33.1
    feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    late Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    33.2 feet on 04/29/2024.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3894 9342 3882 9361 3882 9368 3891 9361
      3899 9348


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MOC053-195-211300-
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751 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Blackwater River near Blue Lick.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Cropland and pastures along the river
  flood.
  At 29.0 feet, Livestock in pastures along the river may be
  endangered. Extensive damage also occurs to cropland and pasture.
  At 31.0 feet, The Missouri-Pacific railroad tracks are overtopped.
  At 37.0 feet, County Road 339 also known as Old U.S. Highway 65 is
  flooded about 0.2 miles north of the Blackwater River.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this
    afternoon to 31.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall
    tomorrow evening. It will rise to 35.7 feet Thursday morning.
    It will then fall again but remain above flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3894 9342 3899 9348 3903 9297 3894 9295
      3893 9323


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