Flood Warning in Cooper County, Missouri
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
4/6/2026 8:57:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
4/6/2026 8:57:00 AM until 4/7/2026 9:00:00 AM
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Missouri...
Blackwater River near Blue Lick affecting Saline and Cooper
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Blackwater River near Blue Lick.
* WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Cropland and pastures along the river
flood.
At 29.0 feet, Livestock in pastures along the river may be
endangered. Extensive damage also occurs to cropland and pasture.
At 31.0 feet, The Missouri-Pacific railroad tracks are overtopped.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 30.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 7.6 feet
Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood




