Flash Flood Warning Missouri | Effective 04/01/2026 21:12

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued April 1 at 11:12PM CDT until April 2 at 5:30AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 1, 2026 - 9:12pm
Expires: 
April 2, 2026 - 3:30am
Description: 
FFWEAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Cooper County in central Missouri... Pettis County in central Missouri... Southern Saline County in central Missouri... Northeastern Henry County in west central Missouri... Eastern Johnson County in west central Missouri... Southeastern Lafayette County in west central Missouri... * Until 530 AM CDT Thursday. * At 1112 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sedalia, Warrensburg, Marshall, Clinton, Windsor, Knob Noster, Concordia, Sweet Springs, Whiteman Air Force Base, La Monte, Smithton, Green Ridge, Calhoun, Otterville, Houstonia, Whiteman Afb, Coal, Emma, Nelson and Hughesville.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Cooper, MO; Henry, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Pettis, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO