Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:01PM CDT until May 23 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 7:01pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Missouri River at Glasgow affecting Saline, Howard and Chariton
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Missouri River at Glasgow.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Many agricultural levees are overtopped.
Widespread flooding of rural areas occurs. Secondary roads and
homes behind levees may be inundated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 17.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 27.3 feet Thursday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage late Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 25.0 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:
Chariton, MO; Howard, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov