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River Flood Warning
Issued: 6:37 PM Aug. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Blackwater River near Blue Lick. * WHEN...From this evening to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Cropland and pastures along the river flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.2 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this evening to 26.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then slowly fall to below flood stage on Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Obs Forecasts Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat 7pm 7pm 7pm Blackwater River Blue Lick 24.0 9.2 Thu 12pm 21.1 25.2 17.0 &&
Flood Warning
Issued: 6:13 PM Aug. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Cooper County in central Missouri... Southern Howard County in central Missouri... Central Saline County in central Missouri... * WHEN...Until 715 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 111 PM CDT, the transportation department reported Route Z was closed in Howard County due to high water. Other rural roads across the warned area likely are flooded as runoff continues from earlier rainfall. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen during the past 6 hours. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Marshall, Boonville, Fayette, Slater, New Franklin, Pilot Grove, Bunceton, Prairie Home, Nelson, Blackwater, Franklin, Wooldridge, Arrow Rock and Lamine. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
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