WGUS83 KEAX 191026
FLSEAX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
526 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...

  Big Creek at Blairstown affecting Henry, Cass and Johnson 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/.

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526 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Big Creek at Blairstown.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...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 5:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 23.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 26.7 feet
    just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
    Friday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood


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                Fld   Obs             Forecasts
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time  Tue   Wed   Thu
                                      7am   7am   7am
Big Creek
Blairstown      20.0  23.3  Tue 5am   24.8  26.6  23.0



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LAT...LON 3873 9422 3875 9416 3857 9394 3840 9384
      3840 9391


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