Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 18:20

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 8:20PM CDT until May 20 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 6:20pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 6:30am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Petite Saline Creek near Boonville. * WHEN...From this evening to Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, The creek floods U Highway about 4 miles southeast of Boonville. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 11.6 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this evening to 20.7 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning to 6.2 feet early Thursday afternoon. It will rise to 6.4 feet Thursday evening. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 16.0 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
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov