NWS St Louis MOFL.W 0117October 2, 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, which was in force until 11:00 p.m. local time on October 3. 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).
ExpiredWarning
In force for n/a; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, St Louis MO
- Area
- Callaway and Osage
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:56 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- In force from
- 7:00 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- 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 National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Missouri River at Jefferson City. Missouri River near Chamois. 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 Monday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Flood Stage: Lower lying bottom land begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 5.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Monday morning and continue rising to a crest of 19.3 feet early Tuesday afternoon. - 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. Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise even higher than predicted. The National Weather Service will monitor this developing situation and issue follow up statements as conditions change. 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.