Missouri Flood Warning | Effective 05/19/2026 03:26

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 19 at 5:26AM CDT until May 23 at 3:24PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 3:26am
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Henry, Cass and Johnson Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Creek at Blairstown. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Flooding occurs at the west approach to the N Highway bridge located 0.2 miles west of Blairstown. Flooding also occurs across B Highway near Big Creek which is several miles northwest of Blairstown. At 26.0 feet, Many farm levees along Big Creek are overtopped. Flooding of rural areas behind the levees occurs. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 23.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 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: 
Cass, MO; Henry, MO; Johnson, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO