Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 9:18PM CDT until October 7 at 6:38PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 7:18pm
Expires:
October 2, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Missouri...
Missouri River at St Joseph affecting Doniphan, Andrew and Buchanan
Counties.
Missouri River at Napoleon affecting Ray, Jackson and Lafayette
Counties.
Missouri River at Waverly affecting Carroll, Saline and Lafayette
Counties.
Missouri River at Leavenworth affecting Leavenworth and Platte
Counties.
Missouri River at Glasgow affecting Saline, Chariton and Howard
Counties.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Missouri River At Miami affecting Carroll, Chariton and Saline
Counties.
Missouri River at Boonville affecting Cooper, Moniteau, Howard and
Boone Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Missouri River at Glasgow.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Farmland along the river floods. At 27.0
feet, Many agricultural levees are overtopped. Widespread flooding
of rural areas occurs. Secondary roads and homes behind levees may
be inundated. At 32.0 feet, Highways and gravel roads in low-lying
areas near Glasgow are under water, including State Highway 240
west of Glasgow. The city park in Glasgow also begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Saturday afternoon to a crest of 30.1 feet Monday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 25.0 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:
Chariton, MO; Howard, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov