| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Cass, MO; Henry, MO; Johnson, MO |
| Effective | 8/5/2026, 9:46:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/6/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Flood Warning issued August 5 at 9:46PM CDT until August 8 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Details
…The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri…
Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Henry, Cass and Johnson Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Big Creek at Blairstown.
* WHEN…From Thursday morning to Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, The west bank of the creek begins to flood.
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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 11.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
tomorrow morning to a crest of 21.9 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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