NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0203September 30, 2026
Flood Warning: Carroll, Lafayette and Saline, MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood warning for Carroll, Lafayette and Saline in Missouri, in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 8. It was the 203rd river flood warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Missouri had 19 flood warnings in September 2026, against 33 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Missouri's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 5 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Carroll, Lafayette and Saline
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:13 p.m. CDT, September 30, 2026
- In force from
- 11:54 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0203
- 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 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Kansas... Missouri River at Napoleon affecting Ray, Lafayette and Jackson Counties. Missouri River at Waverly affecting Saline, Carroll and Lafayette Counties. Missouri River At Miami affecting Chariton, Saline and Carroll Counties. Missouri River above Parkville affecting Wyandotte, Leavenworth and Platte Counties. Missouri River at Glasgow affecting Chariton, Saline and Howard Counties. Missouri River at Boonville affecting Boone, Howard, Moniteau and Cooper Counties. ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Kansas... Missouri... Missouri River at St Joseph affecting Andrew, Buchanan and Doniphan Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River at Waverly. * WHEN...From Friday evening to Thursday, October 08. * IMPACTS...At 23.5 feet, Rural areas along the river which are not protected by levees flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 14.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late Friday evening to a crest of 24.3 feet Sunday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday, October 07. - 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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