Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 1:33PM CDT until April 3 at 5:35PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 1, 2026 - 11:33am
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Cooper and Saline
Counties.
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri...
Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County.
.Thunderstorms producing moderate to heavy rainfall are expected to
overspread the region tonight. The forecast rainfall amounts for the
next 24 hours are incorporated into these river forecasts.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Petite Saline Creek near Boonville.
* WHEN...From this evening to Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Low lying woodlands and fields near the
creek flood.
At 19.5 feet, The creek floods U Highway about 4 miles southeast
of Boonville.
At 23.1 feet, Water reaches the bottom of U Highway bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 21.3 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
Area Description:
Cooper, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov