Flood Warning issued for Missouri River at St. Joseph
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NOAA issued it on May 30, 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 St. Joseph affecting Doniphan County KS and Andrew and Buchanan Counties MO from this afternoon through Thursday morning.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas
- Issued
- May 30, 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 Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO. The alert is effective from the afternoon of May 19, 2026, through Thursday morning, May 21, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Doniphan County in Kansas and Andrew and Buchanan Counties in Missouri, specifically for the Missouri River at St. Joseph.
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 17.0 feet, lowland flooding occurs upstream and downstream from St. Joseph. At 19.0 feet, backwater from the Missouri River floods property along the Nodaway River at Nodaway, Missouri. At 21.0 feet, Riverfront Park in St. Joseph begins to flood.
Timeline
The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 19.8 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. Flood stage is 17.0 feet. The warning expires at 6:00 PM CDT on May 19 and ends at 11:00 AM CDT on May 21.
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