Flood Warning Issued for Cooper County, MO
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NOAA issued it on August 6, 2026, 2 weeks 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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A Flood Warning is in effect for Petite Saline Creek near Boonville in Cooper County, Missouri, with moderate flooding forecast from this afternoon through Friday evening.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Cooper County, Missouri
- Issued
- August 6, 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 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Cooper County, Missouri.
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO. The alert was sent at 1:55 AM CDT on August 6, 2026, and is effective from 1:55 AM CDT August 6 through 11:00 PM CDT August 7.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Cooper County, Missouri, specifically Petite Saline Creek near Boonville.
What You Should Do
Residents should avoid the area as moderate flooding is forecast.
Expected Conditions
Moderate flooding is forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage (16.0 feet) this afternoon to a crest of 19.9 feet just after midnight tonight before falling below flood stage late tomorrow morning. At 1:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 3.5 feet.
Timeline
The alert is effective from this afternoon (onset 12:33 PM CDT August 6) to Friday evening (ends 11:00 PM CDT August 7).
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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