FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Missouri... Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County. Little Osage near Horton affecting Vernon County; ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Big Piney River at Fort Leonard Wood affecting Pulaski County. Gasconade River at Hazelgreen affecting Laclede County. Gasconade River at Jerome affecting Phelps County. Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon County. Osage River near Schell City affecting Bates and Vernon Counties. Sac River near Caplinger Mills affecting Cedar County. Heavy rainfall over the past few days has caused river levels to rise. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 for later statements. Additional river information can be found on our Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service page at crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/ index.php?wfo=sgf 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Big Piney River at Fort Leonard Wood. * At 3:14 AM Wednesday The stage was 20.6 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by Friday early afternoon. * Impact...At 21.0 feet...Flood waters affect the water intake at the water treatment plant. 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Gasconade River at Jerome. * At 4:45 AM Wednesday The stage was 27.1 feet. * Flood stage is 15.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 29.5 feet by tomorrow early afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage early Saturday morning. * Impact...At 30.0 feet...Major flooding begins at the gage site. Flood waters begin to impact the ground level of residences near the gage site. 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Gasconade River at Hazelgreen. * At 4:30 AM Wednesday The stage was 25.1 feet. * Flood stage is 21.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by late this afternoon. * Impact...At 26.0 feet...Moderate flooding begins at the gage site, which impacts the old State Highway 66 bridge. 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Marmaton River near Nevada. * At 4:45 AM Wednesday The stage was 26.6 feet. * Flood stage is 20.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 27.0 feet by tomorrow morning. The river will fall below flood stage Friday before midnight. * Impact...At 28.0 feet...Flood waters impact Highway 54, along Route H and Route T west and north of Deerfield, or west of Nevada. && LAT...LON 3785 9454 3784 9441 3791 9435 3793 9438 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Little Osage River at Fulton. * At 5:01 AM Wednesday The stage was 21.7 feet. * Flood stage is 22.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...rise above flood stage by early this morning and continue to rise to near 24.0 feet by this afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by this evening. * Impact...At 25.0 feet...Moderate flooding begins at the gage site. 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 reach four to six feet in depth. 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Little Osage near Horton. * At 4:45 AM Wednesday The stage was 43.9 feet. * Flood stage is 41.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 43.9 feet by this morning. * Impact...At 45.0 feet...Moderate flooding begins at the gage site. 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Osage River near Schell City. * At 4:45 AM Wednesday The stage was 24.8 feet. * Flood stage is 30.0 feet. * Forecast...The river is expected to rise to near flood stage Friday morning. * Impact...At 30.0 feet...Flood waters affect the Schell Osage Conservation Area, the Old River Road North of Schell City and Lost Creek west of Schell Lake. Flood waters overflow the main river channel at the gage site. 509 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 The Flood Warning continues for The Sac River near Caplinger Mills. * At 4:45 AM Wednesday The stage was 16.8 feet. * Flood stage is 16.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by late this morning. * Impact...At 16.0 feet...Minor Flooding occurs at the gage site. The campground at Caplinger Mills floods.
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