Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 19:01

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:01PM CDT until May 24 at 8:12AM 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 Boonville affecting Moniteau, Howard, Cooper and Boone Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River at Boonville. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Numerous farm levees are overtopped. Flooding of agricultural land and secondary roads occurs. Backwater flooding on Perche Creek causes flooding in McBaine. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:04 PM CDT Monday the stage was 12.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late Wednesday morning to a crest of 24.6 feet early Thursday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 21.0 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: 
Boone, MO; Cooper, MO; Howard, MO; Moniteau, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov