Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 17 at 9:07AM CDT until April 20 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 7:07am
Expires:
April 18, 2026 - 7:15am
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.
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.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Lamine River near Otterville.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning to late Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Low lying woodlands and fields along the
river flood.
At 18.0 feet, Some gravel roads upstream and downstream from
Otterville are under water. In addition State Highway 135 may be
overtopped by flood waters 2 miles north of Clifton City.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 3.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 19.8 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 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