Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 05/19/2026 02:46

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 19 at 4:46AM CDT until May 20 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 2:46am
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Petite Saline Creek near Boonville. * WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, The creek floods U Highway about 4 miles southeast of Boonville. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 14.9 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early this morning to 20.9 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight to 5.9 feet early Thursday afternoon. It will rise to 6.1 feet Thursday evening. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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