Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 8 at 8:50PM CDT until June 9 at 7:52PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 6:50pm
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Missouri...
Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.
Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...Missouri...
Spring River above Baxter Springs affecting Cherokee County.
Sac River near Caplinger Mills affecting Cedar County.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Shoal Creek near Joplin affecting Jasper and Newton Counties.
For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Minor
flooding is forecast.
For the Spring River...including Carthage, Waco, Baxter Springs...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Sac River...including Caplinger Mills...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Osage River at Fulton.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Flood waters mainly affect farmland along
the Little Osage River Basin between the gage site and Highway 31
west of Fulton.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 13.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage to 22.8 feet
tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon to 5.9 feet early Wednesday afternoon. It
will rise to 6.5 feet Thursday morning. It will then fall
again and remain below flood stage.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.8 feet on 12/15/1971.
- 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.
this evening at 1000 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Bourbon, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: