Serious flooding situation developing across MO/IA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
913 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE...

...MISSOURI RIVER NEAR ST JOSEPH...NAPOLEON...WAVERLY

DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED ACROSS NEBRASKA AND WESTERN
IOWA SATURDAY NIGHT...THE MISSOURI RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BE RISING
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AS SEVERAL POINTS DOWNSTREAM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
THAT IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT MAY INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE
FLOOD CREST AND LATER STATEMENTS SHOULD BE MONITORED FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION.

...FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER AT ST JOSEPH...THE LATEST STAGE IS 8.9 FEET
AT 5 PM SUNDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 19.6 FEET EXPECTED THURSDAY
MORNING. THE STREAM WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
AT 21.0 FEET...RIVERFRONT PARK IN ST. JOSEPH BEGINS TO FLOOD. AT 19.0
FEET...BACKWATER FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER FLOODS PROPERTY ALONG THE
NODAWAY RIVER AT NODAWAY...MISSOURI. AT 17.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING
UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM ST. JOSEPH OCCURS.

...FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER AT NAPOLEON...THE LATEST STAGE IS 8.8 FEET
AT 9 PM SUNDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 18.8 FEET EXPECTED THURSDAY
EVENING. THE STREAM WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. AT 17.0 FEET...LOW-LYING AREAS UNPROTECTED BY LEVEES BEGIN
TO FLOOD.

...FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER AT WAVERLY...THE LATEST STAGE IS 12.9 FEET
AT 5 PM SUNDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 21.4 FEET EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. THE STREAM WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

LATEST
LOCATION FS STAGE DAY/TIME FORECAST

MISSOURI RIVER
ST JOSEPH 17 8.9 SUN 05 PM 19.6 THURSDAY MORNING
NAPOLEON 17 8.8 SUN 09 PM 18.8 THURSDAY EVENING
WAVERLY 20 12.9 SUN 05 PM 21.4 EARLY FRI MORNING

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF WATER WILL
CARRY MOST VEHICLES AWAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

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And the folks need MORE HEAVY rain there...like a hole in the head!

Eric