Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 28 at 8:03PM CDT until May 1 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 6:03pm
Expires:
April 29, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Cass, Henry and Johnson
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Big Creek at Blairstown.
* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, The west bank of the creek begins to flood.
At 23.0 feet, Flooding occurs at the west approach to the N
Highway bridge located 0.2 miles west of Blairstown. Flooding also
occurs across B Highway near Big Creek which is several miles
northwest of Blairstown.
At 26.0 feet, Many farm levees along Big Creek are overtopped.
Flooding of rural areas behind the levees occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 24.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Thursday afternoon and continue falling to 14.8 feet
Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 20.0 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:
Cass, MO; Henry, MO; Johnson, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov