Flood Warnings continue for portions of the Grand River. At Pattonsburg, Gallatin, and Chillicothe, the river has fallen back below flood stage and flooding has ended. At Sumner moderate flooding continues. The river rose above flood stage of 26 feet Wednesday night, cresting at 32 feet. As of late this morning, the river level has fallen to about 28.4 feet […]
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A Flood Warning is issued for the Grand River at Sumner. The National Weather Service issued the flood warning due to recent rainfall. The river is expected to rise above flood stage of 26 feet Saturday evening and crest Sunday at about 27.4 feet. Flooding is expected to continue until early Monday morning.
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The final day of Severe Weather Awareness Week is for Flooding. There are a couple of types of flooding we deal with in the area, Flash Flooding and River Flooding. Meteorologist Pamela Pietrycha says Flash Flooding can happen quickly and can hide the dangers we would face. The second type of flooding is River Flooding, and this occurs when we […]
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Four recent bookings at the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail are reported by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. 45-year-old Erick Nelson McKinney of Chillicothe was booked into the jail for alleged failure to register as a sex offender. Bond is set at $10,000 33-year-old Vernon W Hines of Avalon was booked into jail following an arrest for alleged possession of a […]
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A hydrology study to look at the flow of water and how it affects certain parts of the community was proposed and rejected at Monday’s City Council meeting. The study was expected to cost $235,000 and would only identify problems and possible solutions. City Administrator Darin Chappell says there are parts of the community that have flooding problems with any […]
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Missouri Governor Mike Parson has requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency approve a major disaster declaration for Missouri to provide federal assistance to a total of 21 counties in response to severe storms and flooding that began on June 19th and continued through July 1st. Counties in the KCHI listening area of the 21 counties include Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, […]
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Flooding on the Grand River at Sumner and Brunswick ended Wednesday evening, but the National Weather Service has issued Flood Warnings for the Grand River at Chillicothe, Sumner, and Brunswick beginning on Friday. At Chillicothe, the river is expected to rise above the 24-foot flood stage mark on Friday morning with a crest of 30.3 feet Friday afternoon and falling […]
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Flooding continues on the Grand River at Sumner. Moderate flooding is reported this morning as the river is falling slower than expected. The crest was Monday at 32.8 feet. The reading this morning was 28.75 feet and the river is expected to fall back below flood stage of 26 feet today. At Brunswick, the river is near the crest with […]
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The Chillicothe City Council approved the start of Flood Mitigation Study. City Administrator Darin Chappell, who attended the meeting remotely, told the Council Monday, the flooding problems around the community become worse as the development of property continues. He asked to have an engineer come and look into the issues faced by the city. The council agreed to begin the […]
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Flooding continues on the Grand River at Sumner. Moderate flooding is taking place as the river is dropping from a crest Monday of 32.8 feet. The river this morning is at 32.2 feet and will slowly drop today and then begin to rapidly drop off toward the 26-foot flood state mark early Wednesday morning. At Brunswick, the river is slowly […]
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