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