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 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 6:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 30.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.5
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood