Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 04/18/2026 23:20

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued April 19 at 1:20AM CDT until April 19 at 1:09PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 18, 2026 - 11:20pm
Expires: 
April 19, 2026 - 11:15am
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Big Piney below Fort Leonard Wood -East Gate affecting Pulaski County. For the Big Piney River...including Fort Leonard Wood - East Gate... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Piney below Fort Leonard Wood - East Gate. * WHEN...From early this morning to this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, the Pontoon Training Area at Ft. Wood Floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 7.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early this morning to 8.1 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this morning to 3.2 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will rise to 3.3 feet early Tuesday morning. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.0 feet on 03/19/2013. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 115 PM CDT.
Area Description: 
Pulaski, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO