Active AlertsDevon, KS

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 1015 PM CDT.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers inMissouri...Kansas...Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.Marmaton River at Fort Scott affecting Bourbon County.Osage River at Taberville affecting Vernon and St. Clair Counties....The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inMissouri...Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon County.For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Majorflooding is forecast.For the Marmaton River...including Fort Scott, Nevada...Majorflooding is forecast.For the Osage River...including Taberville...Moderate flooding isforecast.* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Little Osage River at Fulton.* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, major flooding begins at the gage site.Flood waters reach the bottom of Old Highway 69 bridge at theprevious gage site.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 10:01 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 30.9 feet.- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 10:01 PM CDT Sunday was 32.3 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageearly Tuesday morning and continue falling to 3.4 feet Fridayevening.- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of30.0 feet on 07/01/1969.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood