Weather Alert in Kansas
Flood Warning issued April 2 at 4:12AM CDT until April 3 at 5:06AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
AREAS AFFECTED: Bourbon, KS
DESCRIPTION: ...The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...Missouri... Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County. Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County. For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Osage River at Fulton. * WHEN...Until late tonight. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Farmland at the gage site becomes covered by flood waters, and Highway 31, east of town becomes flooded. Highway 31, four miles west of Fulton has flood waters four to six feet in depth. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early this morning to a crest of 26.7 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this evening. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 26.7 feet on 04/21/1973. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 415 AM CDT.
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