⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Alexander, IL; Scott, MO; Stoddard, MO – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued August 19 at 11:42PM CDT until August 20 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Details

FFWPAH

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Alexander County in southern Illinois…
Scott County in southeastern Missouri…
Northern Stoddard County in southeastern Missouri…

* Until 545 AM CDT Thursday.

* At 1142 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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 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…
Sikeston, Scott City, Chaffee, Cairo, Bloomfield, Advance, Oran,
Miner, Benton, Puxico, Morley, Tamms, Kelso, Bell City, Hay-Wood
City, Cape Girardeau Airport, Olive Branch, Horseshoe Lake
Conservation Area, Thebes and Vanduser.

Instructions

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

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.