Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 04/18/2026 02:56

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued April 18 at 4:56AM CDT until April 19 at 12:50PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 18, 2026 - 2:56am
Expires: 
April 19, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Petite Saline Creek near Boonville. * WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Low lying woodlands and fields near the creek flood. At 19.5 feet, The creek floods U Highway about 4 miles southeast of Boonville. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.4 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 16.0 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