| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Benton; Morgan; Miller; Maries; Camden; Pulaski; Phelps; Dent |
| Effective | 8/5/2026, 1:52:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/5/2026, 4:00:00 PM CDT |
Flood Watch issued August 5 at 1:52AM CDT until August 6 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Details
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE…Portions of central, east central, and south central
Missouri, including the following counties, in central Missouri,
Benton, Camden, Maries, Miller, Morgan and Pulaski. In east
central Missouri, Phelps. In south central Missouri, Dent.
* WHEN…From this evening through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop
across central Missouri tonight and continue into Thursday
morning. Training of these storms may lead to localized
flooding with some areas seeing up to 3 to 5 inches of rain.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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