{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ab7bbedb36c906cf6654a2fbe8c96065b416b822.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 5:49PM CDT until July 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ab7bbedb36c906cf6654a2fbe8c96065b416b822.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO"},"word_count":150,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued July 16 at 5:49PM CDT until July 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Pettis, MO\n**Issued by:** NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T17:49:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T17:49:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T20:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWEAX\n\nThe National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nEast Central Pettis County in central Missouri...\n\n* Until 800 PM CDT.\n\n* At 549 PM CDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding in\nSedalia. Several roads are under water and impassable in town.\nFlash flooding is already occurring.\n\nHAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing\nflash flooding.\n\nSOURCE...Law enforcement reported.\n\nIMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,\nurban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nSedalia, Smithton and Sedalia Memorial Arpt.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}