Rockaway Beach, MO Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Rockaway Beach.

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Flood Warning issued May 22 at 8:29PM CDT until May 23 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County. Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon County. For the Marmaton River...including Nevada...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...No flooding is currently forecast. * WHERE...Little Osage River near Horton. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 41.0 feet, minor flooding affects low lying areas near the gage site and farmland along the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 40.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 41.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 28.7 feet Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 41.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued May 22 at 8:29PM CDT until May 24 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County. Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon County. For the Marmaton River...including Nevada...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Marmaton River near Nevada. * WHEN...Until Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, flood waters impact the county road west of Nevada at the gage site. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 22.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM CDT Thursday was 23.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow morning and continue falling to 3.8 feet Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch issued May 22 at 1:23PM CDT until May 26 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Kansas, including the following area, Linn KS and west central Missouri, including the following areas, Bates and Henry. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch issued May 22 at 1:00PM CDT until May 26 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas, including the following areas, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford and Missouri, including the following areas, Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Maries, McDonald, Miller, Morgan, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Shannon, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster and Wright. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms will occur Friday night through Monday. Current total rainfall amounts of 2-5 inches will occur across the area with localized amounts up to 8 inches. The highest rainfall amounts look to occur across southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood