Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 8:29AM CDT until May 2 at 5:41AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 6:29am
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 6:30am
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.
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...Osage River at Taberville.
* WHEN...From Tuesday evening to early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, flood waters affect the Schell Osage
Conservation Area, the Old River Road North of Schell City and
Lost Creek west of Schell Lake. Flood waters overflow the main
river channel at the gage site.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 20.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 23.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening to a crest of 24.5 feet Thursday
evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
24.7 feet on 06/01/2020.
- 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 700 PM CDT.
Area Description:
St. Clair, MO; Vernon, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov