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March 22, 2019St. Joseph, MO |  By: John Coffey

MANDATORY EVACUATION ISSUED

Officials with the City of St. Joseph and Buchanan County are now issuing a mandatory evacuation of the area behind the L-455 levee system on the Missouri side of the Missouri River and the area protected by the R-471/460 levee on the Kansas side. The area behind the L-455 levee is essentially all areas west of Lake Avenue and U-S 59 Highway, between Contrary Creek on the south and Atchison Street on the north. The area protected by the R-460/471 levee system is the entire area from the bluffs in Wathena to the Missouri River and to the airport on the north. According to a release from the City of St. Joseph, residents and businesses should take steps to start the evacuation process immediately. The St. Joseph Police Department is going door-to-door to notify those in the affected areas.
The forecasted crest of the Missouri River is expected to reach 32 feet between one and four pm this afternoon.