{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d0dbeabb00aab31c702dba5ae075aefdb995e40e.005.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:59AM 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.d0dbeabb00aab31c702dba5ae075aefdb995e40e.005.1","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":248,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued May 18 at 9:59AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Boone, MO; Cooper, MO; Howard, MO; Moniteau, MO\n**Issued by:** NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T09:59:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T09:59:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T22:00:00-05:00\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\nMissouri River at Napoleon affecting Jackson, Lafayette and Ray\nCounties.\n\nMissouri River at Waverly affecting Saline, Carroll and Lafayette\nCounties.\n\nMissouri River at Glasgow affecting Howard, Saline and Chariton\nCounties.\n\nMissouri River At Miami affecting Saline, Carroll and Chariton\nCounties.\n\nMissouri River at Boonville affecting Moniteau, Howard, Boone and\nCooper Counties.\n\n* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.\n\n* WHERE...Missouri River at Boonville.\n\n* WHEN...From Wednesday morning until further notice.\n\n* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Low-lying rural areas along the river\nflood. At 23.8 feet, Easley River Road and Smith Hatchery Road\nbegin to flood. At 25.0 feet, Numerous farm levees are overtopped.\nFlooding of agricultural land and secondary roads occurs. Backwater\nflooding on Perche Creek causes flooding in McBaine.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 9:04 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.4 feet.\n- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late\nWednesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 26.3 feet\nearly Thursday afternoon.\n- Flood stage is 21.0 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/."}