Levee breaches near Fortescue, Missouri
Jun 23, 2011 19:54:14 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Jun 23, 2011 19:54:14 GMT -5
Levee breaches near Fortescue
Posted: 06/23/2011
Last Updated: 2 hours and 16 minutes ago
By: Victoria Swoboda
FORTESCUE, Missouri - A flash flood warning has been issued for west central Holt County in northwest Missouri after a levee breach near Fortescue.
The breach was reported shortly after 1:30 p.m. along Levee #9 south of Fortescue.
Click on the slideshow at URL for Skytracker images of the flooding
According to the National Weather Service, rapid increases in water levels can be expected for locations south of Highway 159 and west of Highway 111 between Fortescue and Forest City.
The area is north of St. Joseph, near the Squaw Creek Wildlife refuge.
Residents of Fortescue began packing up and moving out on Wednesday.
Officials say traveling through this area will become nearly impossible in the next several hours.
www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/state/missouri/levee-breaches-near-fortescue
Posted: 06/23/2011
Last Updated: 2 hours and 16 minutes ago
By: Victoria Swoboda
FORTESCUE, Missouri - A flash flood warning has been issued for west central Holt County in northwest Missouri after a levee breach near Fortescue.
The breach was reported shortly after 1:30 p.m. along Levee #9 south of Fortescue.
Click on the slideshow at URL for Skytracker images of the flooding
According to the National Weather Service, rapid increases in water levels can be expected for locations south of Highway 159 and west of Highway 111 between Fortescue and Forest City.
The area is north of St. Joseph, near the Squaw Creek Wildlife refuge.
Residents of Fortescue began packing up and moving out on Wednesday.
Officials say traveling through this area will become nearly impossible in the next several hours.
www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/state/missouri/levee-breaches-near-fortescue
