Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 13:39

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 3:39PM CDT until May 20 at 3:25PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 1:39pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 1:45am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Chariton River at Novinger affecting Adair, Macon, Schuyler and Putnam Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chariton River at Novinger. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning to Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Moderate flooding of farmland occurs. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 9.5 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise will rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to 22.1 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
Area Description: 
Adair, MO; Macon, MO; Putnam, MO; Schuyler, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov