⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – Dent, MO; Phelps, MO – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued July 9 at 11:49PM CDT until July 10 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

FFWSGF

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Central Phelps County in east central Missouri…
Dent County in south central Missouri…

* Until 600 AM CDT Friday.

* At 1149 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar.

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…
Salem, Howes, Bangert, Lake Spring, Anutt, Sligo, Lecoma, Lenox,
Stone Hill, Howes Mill and Boss.

This includes the following low water crossings…
Crooked Creek at Highway TT, Little Piney Creek at Highway H,
Meramec River at Spur Road, Norman Creek at County Road 4220 and
Dry Fork Creek at County Road 2430.

Instructions

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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