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Flood Warning — Cooper County, MO
Flood Warning
Issued
Expires
4:03 AM CDT · Sat, Aug 8 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KEAX

Affected Areas

Cooper County, MO

Official Bulletin

340
WGUS83 KEAX 061637
FLSEAX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1137 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Missouri...

  Petite Saline Creek near Boonville affecting Cooper County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.

&&

MOC053-071645-
/O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0176.260806T2306Z-260807T1943Z/
/BONM7.1.ER.260806T2306Z.260807T0600Z.260807T0743Z.UU/
1137 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Petite Saline Creek near Boonville.

* WHEN...From this evening to Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Low lying woodlands and fields near the
  creek flood. At 19.5 feet, The creek floods U Highway about 4 miles
  southeast of Boonville.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this evening to
    17.5 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage just after midnight tonight to 4.4 feet early Sunday
    morning. It will rise to 4.5 feet Sunday morning. It will then
    fall again and remain below flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                   Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Thu   Fri   Fri
                                         1pm   1am   1pm
Petite Saline Creek
Boonville          16.0  12.0  Thu 10am  14.3  17.5  9.6

&&

LAT...LON 3892 9280 3894 9264 3892 9250 3888 9252
      3887 9279

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SAW