Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 6:13PM CDT until May 19 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 4:13pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description:
FFWEAX
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Atchison County in northwestern Missouri...
Northwestern Holt County in northwestern Missouri...
Northwestern Nodaway County in northwestern Missouri...
* Until 1215 AM CDT Tuesday.
* At 613 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches 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...
Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Craig, Elmo, Westboro, Watson, Corning
and Phelps City.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Atchison, MO; Holt, MO; Nodaway, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: