Flood Warning issued for Chariton River in Adair, Macon, Putnam and Schuyler Counties, MO

Source: NOAA · Northern Missouri

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NOAA issued it on May 28, 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 Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO has issued a Flood Warning for the Chariton River at Novinger affecting four Missouri counties from Tuesday morning to Wednesday evening.

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Record type
Flood Warning
Affected area
Northern Missouri
Issued
May 28, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill 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 Northern Missouri.

Alert Details

A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO. The alert is effective from May 18, 2026 at 10:53 AM CDT and remains in effect until May 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Adair, Macon, Putnam, and Schuyler Counties in Missouri along the Chariton River at Novinger.

What You Should Do

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.

Expected Conditions

Minor flooding is forecast. At 20.0 feet, farm fields along the river begin to flood. At 23.0 feet, moderate flooding of farmland occurs. The river is forecast to rise above flood stage (20.0 feet) to 22.7 feet early Tuesday afternoon.

Timeline

The river will rise above flood stage Tuesday morning and fall below flood stage by Wednesday evening. The stage was 7.6 feet at 9:45 AM CDT Monday.

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NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO has issued a Flood Warning for the Chariton River at Novinger affecting four Missouri counties from Tuesday morning to Wednesday evening.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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