Missouri Severe Flood Warning | Effective 08/07/2026 06:51

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued August 7 at 8:51AM CDT until August 8 at 4:03AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 7, 2026 - 6:51am
Expires: 
August 8, 2026 - 2:15am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Saline and Cooper Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Petite Saline Creek near Boonville. * WHEN...Until late tonight. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Low lying woodlands and fields near the creek flood. At 19.5 feet, The creek floods U Highway about 4 miles southeast of Boonville. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 18.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.9 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
Area Description: 
Cooper, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov