NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0217November 3, 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 3:23 a.m. local time on November 7. It was the 217th river flood warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026.
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
- 8:00 p.m. CST, November 3, 2026
- Expires
- 3:23 a.m. CST, November 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0217
- 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
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration 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...From this evening to late Friday 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 7:30 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 22.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.7 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday 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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