Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 19 at 2:00AM CDT until May 20 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 12:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri...Kansas...
Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.
Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.
For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Osage River at Fulton.
* WHEN...From this evening to early tomorrow afternoon.
* 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. 225th Street, near Xavier Road, 1 mile east of
Fulton is flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 6.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 23.9 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- 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 200 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Bourbon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov