NWS Springfield MOFL.W 0036May 30, 2026
Flood Warning: St. Clair and Vernon, MO
The National Weather Service office in Springfield issued a flood warning for St. Clair and Vernon in Missouri, which was in force until 3:01 a.m. local time on June 3. It was the 36th river flood warning the NWS office in Springfield issued in 2026. Missouri had 61 flood warnings in May 2026, against 101 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Missouri's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 35 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Springfield MO
- Area
- St. Clair and Vernon
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:24 p.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- In force from
- 4:00 p.m. CDT, June 1, 2026
- Expires
- 3:01 a.m. CDT, June 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KSGF FL.W 0036
- 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 Springfield MO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Osage River at Taberville affecting Vernon and St. Clair Counties. For the Osage River...including Taberville...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Osage River at Taberville. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon to early Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 23.3 feet, The handicapped access to the Osage River launch near Taberville floods. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 21.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 23.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Monday afternoon to a crest of 23.2 feet early Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 23.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 23.2 feet on 06/21/2013. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 530 PM CDT.
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.