Flood Warning Issued for Boone County, MO Through Tuesday Afternoon
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NOAA issued it on June 17, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS St Louis has issued a Flood Warning for Hinkson Creek at Columbia until Tuesday afternoon, with minor flooding forecast.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Boone County, Missouri
- Issued
- June 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS St Louis MO
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Boone County, Missouri.
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service St Louis MO. The alert is effective from June 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM CDT until June 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Boone County, Missouri, specifically Hinkson Creek at Columbia.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise even higher than predicted.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. At 6:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 13.8 feet. The river is expected to rise above flood stage (15.0 feet) this morning to a crest of 15.6 feet this morning before falling below flood stage late this morning. At 16.0 feet, the right bank 50 feet downstream of the old Providence Road bridge begins to flood.
Timeline
The Flood Warning is in effect until Tuesday afternoon, June 2 at 3:00 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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