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

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:01PM CDT until May 22 at 4:36PM 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 Waverly affecting Lafayette, Saline and Carroll Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River at Waverly. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night to Friday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 10.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Wednesday morning to a crest of 20.7 feet Wednesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 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: 
Carroll, MO; Lafayette, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov