{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a02204595a494fe97e58e3d5956a48e906ebb1b6.003.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:07AM CDT until May 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a02204595a494fe97e58e3d5956a48e906ebb1b6.003.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO"},"word_count":202,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:07AM CDT until May 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Cooper, MO; Saline, MO\n**Issued by:** NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T09:07:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T09:07:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T21:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has\nissued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...\n\nBlackwater River at Valley City affecting Pettis and Johnson\nCounties.\n\nBlackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Saline and Cooper\nCounties.\n\nCrooked River near Richmond affecting Ray County.\n\n* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.\n\n* WHERE...Blackwater River near Blue Lick.\n\n* WHEN...From late Tuesday night to Friday evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Cropland and pastures along the river\nflood.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 8:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 7.8 feet.\n- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.\n- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early\nWednesday morning to a crest of 26.9 feet early Thursday morning.\nIt will then fall below flood stage Thursday evening.\n- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nMotorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars\nthrough flooded areas.\n\nThis product along with additional weather and stream information is\navailable at www.weather.gov/kc/."}