Flood Warning Issued for Missouri River at Glasgow
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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 Missouri River at Glasgow affecting Chariton, Howard and Saline counties in Missouri.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Central 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 Central Missouri.
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO. The alert was sent at 9:59 AM CDT on May 18, 2026, and is effective from that time.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Chariton, Howard and Saline counties in Missouri, specifically the Missouri River at Glasgow.
What You Should Do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
Expected Conditions
Moderate flooding is forecast. At 25.0 feet, farmland along the river floods. At 27.0 feet, many agricultural levees are overtopped with widespread flooding of rural areas. Secondary roads and homes behind levees may be inundated.
Timeline
The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Wednesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 29.4 feet Thursday morning. Flood stage is 25.0 feet. The alert expires at 10:00 PM CDT on May 18, 2026, with flooding from late Tuesday night until further notice.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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