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Weather Forecast Office Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO

Missouri Basin River Forecast Center

Flood Warning

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River at a Glance

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Blue River at 63rd Street are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 37 Moderate Flood Stage: 33 Flood Stage: 26 Action Stage: 20 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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37	Industrial area just downstream of 63rd Street begins to flood.
33	East Gregory Boulevard is flooded.
28	Water reaches railroad tracks just south of Gregory Boulevard.
26	Flood water begins to cover Oldham Road.
20	Backwater from the Blue River begins to flood a low water bridge on Hillcrest Road.

About This Location

Latitude: 39.013889° N, Longitude: 94.525000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 26 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 736.411 ft 762.411 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for 63rd Street

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