NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0188October 1, 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 5:38 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 33 flood warnings in October 2026, against 24 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Missouri's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 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
- 2:10 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 5:38 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- 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 Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... 102 River at Rosendale affecting Andrew and Buchanan Counties. Platte River near Agency affecting Buchanan County. Platte River near Platte City affecting Platte County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Platte River near Agency. * WHEN...Until late Saturday night. * 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 1:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 24.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.8 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early 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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