Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:04PM CDT until May 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 7:04pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Henry, Cass and Johnson Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Creek at Blairstown.
* WHEN...Until Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Many farm levees along Big Creek are
overtopped. Flooding of rural areas behind the levees occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 17.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tonight to a crest of 25.6 feet tomorrow evening. It will then
fall below flood stage Thursday evening.
- 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:
Cass, MO; Henry, MO; Johnson, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov