Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...

Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Cooper and Saline Counties.

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri...

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Petite Saline Creek near Boonville.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Low lying woodlands and fields near the creek flood. At 19.5 feet, The creek floods U Highway about 4 miles southeast of Boonville. At 23.1 feet, Water reaches the bottom of U Highway bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.2 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood