Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 2 at 8:20AM CDT until April 4 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 6:20am
Expires:
April 3, 2026 - 6:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Johnson, Henry and Cass
Counties.
Blackwater River at Valley City affecting Johnson and Pettis
Counties.
Lamine River near Otterville affecting Cooper County.
Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County.
South Grand River at Urich affecting Henry, Bates and Cass
Counties.
Wakenda Creek at Carrollton affecting Carroll County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Big Creek at Blairstown.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, The west bank of the creek begins to flood.
At 23.0 feet, Flooding occurs at the west approach to the N
Highway bridge located 0.2 miles west of Blairstown. Flooding also
occurs across B Highway near Big Creek which is several miles
northwest of Blairstown.
At 26.0 feet, Many farm levees along Big Creek are overtopped.
Flooding of rural areas behind the levees occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 25.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 10.6 feet Tuesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 20.0 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:
Cass, MO; Henry, MO; Johnson, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov