Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 11:54AM CDT until May 18 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 9:54am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
FFWSGF
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Benton County in central Missouri...
Western Hickory County in central Missouri...
Eastern St. Clair County in west central Missouri...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 1154 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Warsaw, Hermitage, Weaubleau, Wheatland, Cross Timbers, Collins,
Vista, Gerster, Quincy, Harper, Iconium, Whitakerville, Fristoe,
Elkton, Racket, Palo Pinto, Truman Lake, Pomme de Terre Lake and
Truman State Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Benton, MO; Hickory, MO; St. Clair, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov