Kansas, Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 18:14

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 8:14PM CDT until May 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 6:14pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 6:15am
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Kansas... Marais Des Cygnes River near Trading Post affecting Bates and Linn Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Marais Des Cygnes River near Trading Post. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Flooding of low-lying farmland occurs and water begins to approach Stateline Road north of the river gauge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 6.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 27.2 feet early Wednesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 27.0 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: 
Linn, KS; Bates, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov