Headline:
Flood Warning issued August 6 at 1:13PM CDT until August 6 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 11:13am
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Cooper County in central Missouri...
Southern Howard County in central Missouri...
Central Saline County in central Missouri...
* WHEN...Until 715 PM CDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 111 PM CDT, the transportation department reported Route Z was
closed in Howard County due to high water. Other rural roads
across the warned area likely are flooded as runoff continues
from earlier rainfall. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen
during the past 6 hours.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Marshall, Boonville, Fayette, Slater, New Franklin, Pilot Grove,
Bunceton, Prairie Home, Nelson, Blackwater, Franklin, Wooldridge,
Arrow Rock and Lamine.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cooper, MO; Howard, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov