⚠️ Flood Warning – Bourbon, KS – Sunday, June 21, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 21 at 8:15AM CDT until June 23 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

…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.

Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon County.

Marmaton River at Fort Scott affecting Bourbon County.

Osage River at Taberville affecting St. Clair and Vernon Counties.

Sac River near Caplinger Mills affecting Cedar County.

For the Little Osage River…including Fulton, Horton…Moderate
flooding is forecast.
For the Marmaton River…including Fort Scott, Nevada…Moderate
flooding is forecast.
For the Osage River…including Taberville…Minor flooding is
forecast.
For the Sac River…including Caplinger Mills…Moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Marmaton River at Fort Scott.

* WHEN…From Monday morning to early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 38.0 feet, minor flooding begins along Mill Creek
north of town due to backwater effects of the Marmaton River.
Flood waters also spill across the field by the Red Barn
Restaurant, on the north side of town, at the new Highway 69
Bridge.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.8 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 38.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 38.4 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
evening.
– Flood stage is 38.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
38.4 feet on 05/28/2008.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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 Monday morning at 815 AM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.