NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0202October 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Jackson, Lafayette and Ray, MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood warning for Jackson, Lafayette and Ray in Missouri, in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on October 6. It was the 202nd 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
- Jackson, Lafayette and Ray
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:59 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, October 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0202
- 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 continues for the following rivers in Missouri...Kansas... Missouri River at Glasgow affecting Saline, Chariton and Howard Counties. Missouri River At Miami affecting Saline, Carroll and Chariton Counties. Missouri River at Waverly affecting Lafayette, Carroll and Saline Counties. Missouri River at Napoleon affecting Lafayette, Ray and Jackson Counties. Missouri River at St Joseph affecting Andrew, Doniphan and Buchanan Counties. Missouri River at Boonville affecting Moniteau, Cooper, Howard and Boone Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River at Napoleon. * WHEN...Until Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Low-lying areas unprotected by levees begin to flood. At 24.5 feet, The Missouri-Pacific Railroad tracks are overtopped. At 25.0 feet, Rural areas unprotected by levees flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 22.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.3 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Monday evening. - Flood stage is 17.0 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. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
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.