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WGUS53 KSGF 181654

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service Springfield MO

1154 AM CDT Mon May 18 2026



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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LAT...LON 3783 9378 3820 9361 3820 9356 3822 9356

      3821 9352 3842 9351 3826 9325 3805 9313

      3789 9333 3781 9353 3781 9357 3783 9358



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED



$$



JD