NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0206October 2, 2026
Flood Warning: Chariton, Howard and Saline, MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood warning for Chariton, Howard and Saline in Missouri, in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on October 7. It was the 206th river flood warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill 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 4 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Chariton, Howard and Saline
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:28 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- In force from
- 10:12 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0206
- 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...Kansas... Missouri River at St Joseph affecting Buchanan, Andrew and Doniphan Counties. Missouri River at Glasgow affecting Saline, Howard and Chariton Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri...Kansas... Missouri River at Napoleon affecting Jackson, Ray and Lafayette Counties. Missouri River at Waverly affecting Saline, Carroll and Lafayette Counties. Missouri River at Leavenworth affecting Leavenworth and Platte Counties. Missouri River At Miami affecting Saline, Carroll and Chariton Counties. Missouri River at Boonville affecting Cooper, Moniteau, Howard and Boone Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River at Glasgow. * WHEN...From Saturday morning to Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Farmland along the river floods. At 27.0 feet, Many agricultural levees are overtopped. Widespread flooding of rural areas occurs. Secondary roads and homes behind levees may be inundated. At 32.0 feet, Highways and gravel roads in low-lying areas near Glasgow are under water, including State Highway 240 west of Glasgow. The city park in Glasgow also begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 17.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 31.1 feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 25.0 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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