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, in force until 8:30 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 21 flood warnings in October 2026, against 24 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Missouri's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 3 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Buchanan
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:17 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 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
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Platte River near Agency affecting Buchanan County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Platte River near Agency. * WHEN...Until 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 2:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 22.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.9 feet tomorrow morning. 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
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