Missouri Flash Flood Warning | Effective 05/19/2026 06:40

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued May 19 at 8:40AM CDT until May 19 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 6:40am
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
FFWSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... McDonald County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 200 PM CDT. * At 840 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Pineville, Anderson, Noel, Goodman, South West City, Lanagan, Dodge, Cayuga, Powell, Tiff City, Rocky Comfort and Big Sugar Creek State Park.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
McDonald, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO