Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 8 at 8:50PM CDT until June 11 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 6:50pm
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Missouri...
Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.
Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...Missouri...
Spring River above Baxter Springs affecting Cherokee County.
Sac River near Caplinger Mills affecting Cedar County.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Shoal Creek near Joplin affecting Jasper and Newton Counties.
For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Minor
flooding is forecast.
For the Spring River...including Carthage, Waco, Baxter Springs...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Sac River...including Caplinger Mills...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Osage River near Horton.
* WHEN...From Tuesday evening to Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 41.0 feet, minor flooding affects low lying areas
near the gage site and farmland along the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 33.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 41.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening to a crest of 42.1 feet early Wednesday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
42.1 feet on 06/28/2000.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
this evening at 1000 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Vernon, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov