Headline:
Flood Warning issued August 6 at 1:37PM CDT until August 8 at 2:55AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 11:37am
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Cooper and Saline
Counties.
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri...
Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Petite Saline Creek near Boonville.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Friday night.
* 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. At 23.1 feet, Water reaches the bottom of U
Highway bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.2 feet
tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
tomorrow 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