257 WGUS43 KEAX 181324 FLWEAX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 824 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026 ...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri... Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Henry, Johnson and Cass Counties. South Grand River at Urich affecting Henry, Bates and Cass Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/. && MOC037-083-101-190130- /O.NEW.KEAX.FL.W.0073.260518T1704Z-260522T2100Z/ /BLRM7.2.ER.260518T1704Z.260520T0000Z.260521T2034Z.UU/ 824 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Big Creek at Blairstown. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, The west bank of the creek begins to flood. At 23.0 feet, Flooding occurs at the west approach to the N Highway bridge located 0.2 miles west of Blairstown. Flooding also occurs across B Highway near Big Creek which is several miles northwest of Blairstown. At 26.0 feet, Many farm levees along Big Creek are overtopped. Flooding of rural areas behind the levees occurs. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 25.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Obs Forecasts Location Stg Stg Day/Time Mon Tue Wed 1pm 1pm 1pm Big Creek Blairstown 20.0 14.3 Mon 8am 21.3 25.1 23.7 && LAT...LON 3873 9422 3875 9416 3857 9394 3840 9384 3840 9391 $$ MOC013-037-083-190130- /O.NEW.KEAX.FL.W.0074.260519T0921Z-260522T0300Z/ /URHM7.2.ER.260519T0921Z.260519T1800Z.260521T0248Z.UU/ 824 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...South Grand River at Urich. * WHEN...From late tonight to Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Flooding occurs across locations within 0.5 to 1.5 miles of the river. Areas affected include low lying pastures along with cropland and secondary roads. At 28.0 feet, K Highway is under water approximately 1 mile south of Urich. Many other roads along the river are flooded as well. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 3.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late tonight to 26.6 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall early Wednesday afternoon. It will rise to 24.7 feet Wednesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Obs Forecasts Location Stg Stg Day/Time Mon Tue Wed 1pm 1pm 1pm South Grand River Urich 24.0 3.1 Mon 8am 16.6 26.6 24.5 && LAT...LON 3849 9426 3847 9400 3837 9380 3832 9382 3843 9425 $$