Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 2 at 4:12AM CDT until April 3 at 5:06AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 2:12am
Expires:
April 3, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...Missouri...
Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.
Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.
For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Moderate
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Osage River at Fulton.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Farmland at the gage site becomes covered
by flood waters, and Highway 31, east of town becomes flooded.
Highway 31, four miles west of Fulton has flood waters four to six
feet in depth.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 19.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early this morning to a crest of 26.7 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage late this evening.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.7 feet on 04/21/1973.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 415 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Bourbon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov