Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 10:20AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 8:20am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
Platte River At Sharps Station affecting Platte County.
Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Platte River at Sharps Station.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Backwater from the Platte River floods
Highway KK along the Little Platte River at the location 0.2 miles
east of Highway B. At 30.5 feet, Interurban Road floods about 1.5
miles southeast of Sharps Station. At 31.5 feet, The south approach
to the Highway B bridge over the Little Platte River is under water
due to backwater from the Platte River.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 20.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 23.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage tomorrow morning
to 27.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will rise further beginning
early Thursday morning to 32.2 feet by Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Platte, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov