Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 4:16AM CDT until April 27 at 9:18PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 2:16am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Missouri...
Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.
Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Osage River at Taberville affecting Vernon and St. Clair Counties.
For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Minor
flooding is forecast.
For the Osage River...including Taberville...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Osage River at Fulton.
* WHEN...From this morning to late this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Flood waters mainly affect farmland along
the Little Osage River Basin between the gage site and Highway 31
west of Fulton.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 19.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 23.0 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
23.0 feet on 09/14/2008.
- 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 this evening at 930 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Bourbon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov