Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 8:18PM CDT until May 23 at 4:32PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:18pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 6:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Saline and Cooper
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Blackwater River near Blue Lick.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Livestock in pastures along the river may
be endangered. Extensive damage also occurs to cropland and
pasture.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 10.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late tomorrow
morning to 27.0 feet Wednesday morning. It will then fall early
Wednesday afternoon. It will rise to 27.9 feet Thursday evening.
It will then fall below flood stage Friday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 24.0 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:
Cooper, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov