AREAS AFFECTED : COOPER, MO; SALINE, MO
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Saline and Cooper
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Blackwater River near Blue Lick.
* WHEN...Until late Wednesday morning.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 29.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.7
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
late Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood