| Event | Flash Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Bollinger, MO; Wayne, MO |
| Effective | 8/20/2026, 12:31:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/20/2026, 6:30:00 AM CDT |
Flash Flood Warning issued August 20 at 12:31AM CDT until August 20 at 6:30AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Details
FFWPAH
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southwestern Bollinger County in southeastern Missouri…
Wayne County in southeastern Missouri…
* Until 630 AM CDT.
* At 1231 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 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 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…
Piedmont, Greenville, Sam A. Baker State Park, Shook, Lodi,
Cascade, Mill Spring and Zalma.
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.
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