NWS St Louis MOFL.W 0117October 4, 2026
Flood Warning: Callaway and Osage, MO
The National Weather Service office in St Louis issued a flood warning for Callaway and Osage in Missouri, in force until 8:20 a.m. local time on October 8. It was the 117th river flood warning the NWS office in St Louis 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).
Warning
In force for 3 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, St Louis MO
- Area
- Callaway and Osage
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:09 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- In force from
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 8:20 a.m. CDT, October 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLSX FL.W 0117
- 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... Missouri River near Chamois. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Missouri River at Jefferson City. Missouri River at Hermann. River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast precipitation for the next 48 hours. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River near Chamois. * WHEN...From this evening to Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Flood Stage: Lower lying bottom land begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 18.4 feet early Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
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 https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.