Flood Warning Issued for Missouri River at Napoleon
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NOAA issued it on June 22, 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 has issued a Flood Warning for the Missouri River at Napoleon affecting Ray, Jackson and Lafayette Counties in Missouri from Saturday afternoon through late Tuesday morning.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Western Missouri
- Issued
- June 22, 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 Western Missouri.
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO. The alert is effective from June 5 at 9:49AM CDT and remains in effect until June 9 at 9:01AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Jackson, Lafayette, and Ray Counties in Missouri, specifically the Missouri River at Napoleon.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage (17.0 feet) tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 18.1 feet early Sunday morning before falling below flood stage late Monday morning. At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 10.5 feet.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from Saturday afternoon (June 6 at 3:00 PM CDT) to late Tuesday morning (June 9 at 9:01 AM CDT).
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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