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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 2, 2026Carroll County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 2, 2026, 7:16 AM CDT for Carroll County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 2, 2026, 10:14 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2026, 7:16 AM CDT (12:16 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 2, 2026, 10:14 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 3, 2026, 4:36 PM CDT
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Carroll County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Wakenda Creek at Carrollton (CAXM7). The gauge peaked at 17.16 ft at Apr 3, 2026, 6:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06896000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 2, 6:30 AM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 6:30 AM CDT, 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 5:08 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:18 AM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
118 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     Flash Flood      Calhoun                 38.47N 93.63W
04/02/2026                   Henry              MO   Public

            Social media report of flash flooding on
            Route 52 between Calhoun and Clinton, with
            multiple low-lying spots inundated.

&&

CMS

Local storm report, Apr 2, 1:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
120 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 AM     Flash Flood      4 ENE Sumner            39.67N 93.18W
04/02/2026                   Chariton           MO   Broadcast Media

            Flash flooding reported on Route 139, south
            of Route TT. Water over the road.

&&

EAC

Special weather statement, Apr 2, 2:11 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
211 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026

MOZ053-054-020745-
Bates MO-Henry MO-
211 AM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN
BATES COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT...

At 211 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Appleton City, or 15 miles east of Rich Hill, moving northeast at 55
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Clinton, Urich, Deepwater, Montrose, Rockville, Hartwell, and La Due.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3805 9410 3804 9412 3806 9413 3805 9415
      3809 9425 3853 9399 3836 9368 3821 9383
      3821 9405 3803 9406 3803 9409
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 211DEG 49KT 3815 9409

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Krull

Local storm report, Apr 2, 6:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 6:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Johnson	30 min
Apr 1, 8:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson	70 min
Apr 1, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cooper	37 min
Apr 1, 8:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Cooper	7 hr
Apr 1, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	37 min
Apr 1, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	34 min
Apr 1, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry	41 min
Apr 1, 9:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson	6 hr
Apr 1, 9:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Cass, Jackson, Johnson	5 hr
Apr 1, 9:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	26 min
Apr 1, 9:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	4 hr
Apr 1, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry	49 min
Apr 1, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	28 min
Apr 1, 11:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline	6 hr
Apr 1, 11:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis	33 min
Apr 1, 11:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson	3 hr
Apr 1, 11:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	41 hr
Apr 2, 12:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates	37 min
Apr 2, 12:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	27 min
Apr 2, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	26 min
Apr 2, 1:25 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Linn, Macon and 2 more	34 hr
Apr 2, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry	34 min
Apr 2, 2:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson	33 hr
Apr 2, 3:22 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	EAX	Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph, Schuyler and 1 more	16 hr
Apr 2, 3:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	5 hr
Apr 2, 4:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	20 hr
Apr 2, 5:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline	31 hr
Apr 2, 9:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	27 hr
Apr 2, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Harrison, Mercer	29 min
Apr 2, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Mercer	29 min
Apr 2, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Mercer, Putnam	18 min
Apr 2, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Mercer, Putnam	49 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.