⚠️ Flood Warning – Vernon, MO – Sunday, June 21, 2026

Flood Warning issued June 21 at 8:15AM 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…Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Little Osage River near Horton.

* WHEN…From this evening until further notice.

* IMPACTS…At 45.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs at the gage site.
Low lying areas along Route D near Stotesbury flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 32.4 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 41.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening and continue rising to a crest of 46.3 feet
early Tuesday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
46.2 feet on 05/03/2019.
– 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.