Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 18:22

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 8:22PM CDT until May 21 at 4:52AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 6:22pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 6:30am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Lamine River near Otterville affecting Cooper County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Lamine River near Otterville. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Some gravel roads upstream and downstream from Otterville are under water. In addition State Highway 135 may be overtopped by flood waters 2 miles north of Clifton City. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 2.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 18.3 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 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