Missouri Flash Flood Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 20:07

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued May 16 at 10:07PM CDT until May 17 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 8:07pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
FFWEAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Daviess County in north central Missouri... * Until 400 AM CDT. * At 1007 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Gilman City, Pattonsburg, Coffey and Jameson.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Area Description: 
Daviess, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov