Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 08:35

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 10:35AM CDT until May 21 at 7:04PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:35am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri... Grand River near Pattonsburg affecting Daviess and Gentry Counties. ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri... Grand River near Chillicothe affecting Linn and Livingston Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Grand River near Pattonsburg. * WHEN...Until Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Nearly all agricultural land and secondary roads in the Grand River floodplain flood. At 32.0 feet, U.S. Highway 69 south of Pattonsburg floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 25.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.8 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 25.0 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: 
Daviess, MO; Gentry, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov