The National Weather Service in Springfield MO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri. Kansas. Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County. Little Osage River at Fulton affecting Bourbon County. Marmaton River at Fort Scott affecting Bourbon County. Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon County. For the Little Osage River. including Fulton, Horton. Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Marmaton River. including Fort Scott, Nevada. Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT. Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Little Osage River at Fulton. * WHEN. From late tonight to early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS. At 25.0 feet, Farmland at the gage site becomes covered by flood waters, and Highway 31, east of town becomes flooded. Highway 31, four miles west of Fulton has flood waters four to six feet in depth. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 8:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 8.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 26.7 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 26.7 feet on 04/21/1973. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
