Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...Kansas...

Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.

Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.

Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon County.

Marmaton River at Fort Scott affecting Bourbon County.

Osage River at Taberville affecting St. Clair and Vernon Counties.

Sac River near Caplinger Mills affecting Cedar County.

For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Marmaton River...including Fort Scott, Nevada...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Osage River...including Taberville...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Sac River...including Caplinger Mills...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Marmaton River at Fort Scott.

* WHEN...From Monday morning to early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 38.0 feet, minor flooding begins along Mill Creek north of town due to backwater effects of the Marmaton River. Flood waters also spill across the field by the Red Barn Restaurant, on the north side of town, at the new Highway 69 Bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 38.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 38.4 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 38.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 38.4 feet on 05/28/2008. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood