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1 concurrent flood warnings — 5 counties affected
This is a severe-significance flood outbreak event affecting Cooper County, MO; Franklin County, MO; Howard County, MO; Warren County, MO; Johnson County, MO, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 893,587 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 5 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
Cooper County, MO; Franklin County, MO; Howard County, MO; Warren County, MO; Johnson County, MO · ≈ 1,400 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-06 17:33 UTC · snapshot 5 of 5
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- News Kansas City Star
After heavy rain and flooding threat, heat index near 105 expected in Kansas City
- News KOMU 8
U.S. 40 off of Interstate 70 closed due to flooding
- Bulletin NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Flood Warning issued
Cooper, MO
Read the full bulletin at NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO ↗
- Bulletin NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Flood Warning issued
Howard, MO
Read the full bulletin at NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO ↗
Show 24 earlier updates
- NWS EAX Forecast discussion
- Kansas City Star News
Update: Flood watch affecting the Kansas City area until Thursday morning
- NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO Bulletin
- NWS St Louis MO Bulletin
- NWS St Louis MO Bulletin
- kansascity.com News
Update: The Kansas City area under a flood watch until Thursday morning
- Kansas City Star News
The Kansas City area under a flood watch until Thursday morning, says the NWS
- KOMU 8 News
Montgomery County crash leaves 4-year-old with serious injuries
- NWS LSX storm report Storm report
- kansasreflector.com News
Kansas voters reject constitutional amendment on judicial selection by wide margin
- KOMU 8 News
Rick Brattin wins Republican primary for 5th Congressional District seat
- WLFI News
- Patch News
- johnsoncitypress.com News
- KTVO News
- KCTV News
Johnson County breaks early voting record ahead of Primary Election Day
- Local 3 News News
UPDATE: 13 stranded visitors rescued from flooding in McCaysville
- WTVC News
Flooding disrupts water service in Copperhill as volunteers hand out bottled water
- WXII News
Real-time weather updates in North Carolina and Virginia | Severe storms may bring flash flooding
- FOX19 | Cincinnati News
Mount Lookout residents demand flood action at community meeting
- Cincinnati Enquirer News
On Cincinnati's East Side, flooding renews fears over adding housing
- Spectrum Bay News 9 News
- KCRG News
- 6abc Philadelphia News
Man rescued from vehicle following flash flooding in Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flood Warning — Cass, MO +2Cass, MO; Henry, MO; Johnson, MOsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Cooper, MOCooper, MOsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Franklin, MOFranklin, MOsevereEnded
- Flood Warning — Howard, MOHoward, MOsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Montgomery, MO +2Montgomery, MO; St. Charles, MO; Warren, MOsevereEnded