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Flood Advisory
Issued: 6:55 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of central Missouri, including the following
counties, Benton, Camden, Hickory, Miller and Morgan.

* WHEN...Until 800 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 155 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Versailles, Stover, Barnett, Gravois Mills, Zora,
Crockerville, Lakeview Heights, Knobby, Hastain, Edmonson,
Edwards and Lake of The Ozarks.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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Flood Watch
Issued: 5:41 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southwest, and west
central Missouri, including the following areas, in central
Missouri, Benton, Camden, Hickory, Maries, Miller, Morgan and
Pulaski. In east central Missouri, Phelps. In southwest Missouri,
Cedar, Dallas, Laclede and Polk. In west central Missouri, St.
Clair and Vernon.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches, with localized
higher amounts of 4 inches.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 4:55 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

Flood Advisory
Issued: 3:02 PM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of central Missouri, including the following
counties, Benton, Camden, Hickory, Miller and Morgan.

* WHEN...Until 415 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1002 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Osage Beach, Village of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Laurie,
Macks Creek, Sunrise Beach, Gravois Mills, Climax Springs,
Bagnell, Lakeside, Barnumton, Purvis, Hurricane Deck, Green
Bay Terrace, Roach, Old Linn Creek, Rocky Mount, Lakeview,
Lake of The Ozarks and Lake of The Ozarks State Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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