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

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 8:18PM CDT until May 21 at 1:33PM 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 at Valley City affecting Pettis and Johnson Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Blackwater River at Valley City. * WHEN...From late tonight to Thursday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 12.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 28.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 22.0 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: 
Johnson, MO; Pettis, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov