Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:39PM CDT until May 22 at 2:43AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 7:39pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...Kansas...
Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.
Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County.
For the Little Osage River...including Fulton, Horton...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Osage River near Horton.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 41.0 feet, minor flooding affects low lying areas
near the gage site and farmland along the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 35.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 41.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage tomorrow
morning to 42.2 feet early Wednesday morning. It will then
fall Wednesday morning. It will rise to 42.4 feet Wednesday
evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday
evening.
- Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
- 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 Tuesday evening at 945 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Vernon, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: