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River Flood Warning 87, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 18, 2026Platte County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at May 18, 2026, 10:20 AM CDT for Platte County, Missouri. It took effect at May 19, 2026, 8:42 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 18, 2026, 10:20 AM CDT (15:20 UTC)
In effect from: May 19, 2026, 8:42 AM CDT
Expired: May 23, 2026, 7:31 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

County Platte County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Platte River near Platte City (PLCM7).

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

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

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison	72 min
May 17, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	56 min
May 17, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth	52 min
May 17, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Worth	45 min
May 18, 4:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry, Johnson	44 min
May 18, 4:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton	30 min
May 18, 8:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	4 days
May 18, 8:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	60 hr
May 18, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Ray	20 hr
May 18, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	58 hr
May 18, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Saline	5 days
May 18, 9:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	3 hr
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	68 hr
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Lafayette, Saline	5 days
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	4 days
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Saline	4 days
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau	4 days
May 18, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	44 hr
May 18, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	3 days
May 18, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	44 hr
May 18, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	5 days
May 18, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Livingston	34 hr
May 18, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton	6 days
May 18, 10:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler	10 hr
May 18, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	55 hr
May 18, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	55 hr
May 18, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	41 hr
May 18, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	EAX	Atchison	78 min
May 18, 4:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	26 min
May 18, 4:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	35 min
May 18, 5:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Nodaway	46 min
May 18, 5:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Atchison, Holt	44 min
May 18, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	53 min
May 18, 5:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Holt, Nodaway	49 min
May 18, 5:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	27 min
May 18, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	39 min
May 18, 6:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	4 hr
May 18, 6:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	46 min
May 18, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	57 min
May 18, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison	52 min
May 18, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	47 min
May 18, 12:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Leavenworth	40 hr

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.