NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0189October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Carroll, Chariton, Linn and 1 more, MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood warning for Carroll, Chariton, Linn and 1 more in Missouri, in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on October 5. It was the 189th 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 4 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Carroll, Chariton, Linn and 1 more
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:16 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 6:42 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0189
- 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... Grand River near Sumner affecting Chariton, Carroll, Livingston and Linn Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Grand River near Sumner. * WHEN...From this evening to Monday evening. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Bottomland 1 to 2 miles south of the gage begins to flood. At 26.0 feet, Rural land adjacent to the river is flooded. At 28.0 feet, Rural roads are under water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 32.9 feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 26.0 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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