⚠️ Flood Warning – Cooper, MO; Saline, MO – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Flood Warning issued August 6 at 1:37PM CDT until August 9 at 6:00AM 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…

Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Cooper and Saline
Counties.

…Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Missouri…

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Blackwater River near Blue Lick.

* WHEN…From this evening to Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS…At 24.0 feet, Cropland and pastures along the river
flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.2 feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise above flood stage late this
evening to 26.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then
slowly fall to below flood stage on Saturday morning.
– Flood stage is 24.0 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.