NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0188September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Buchanan, MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood warning for Buchanan in Missouri, which was in force until 6:00 a.m. local time on October 4. It was the 188th river flood warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Missouri had 19 flood warnings in September 2026, against 33 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Missouri's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Buchanan
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:50 p.m. CDT, September 29, 2026
- In force from
- 9:04 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0188
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Missouri since 2008Every warning type in Missouri
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Platte River near Agency affecting Buchanan County. .Expect forecast changes as rainfall amounts and locations continue to come into better focus. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Platte River near Agency. * WHEN...From Thursday evening to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Low-lying areas east of Agency begin to flood. At 25.0 feet, Flooding begins at the east border of Agency. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late Thursday evening to a crest of 23.2 feet early Friday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
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/.
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