Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued March 5 at 7:26AM CST until March 5 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Paducah KY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 5, 2026 - 5:26am
Expires:
March 5, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
FFWPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Bollinger County in southeastern Missouri...
Northwestern Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...
Perry County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 1000 AM CST.
* At 726 AM CST, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding
and roads closed in Perryville. Between 2.5 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional
rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Perryville, Alliance, Daisy, Patton, Oak Ridge, Sedgewickville,
Longtown, Old Appleton and Silver Lake.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Bollinger, MO; Cape Girardeau, MO; Perry, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Paducah KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov