{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c49cf478e9c5117a0090e68ba9c5e02c072618c1.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued May 18 at 1:55PM CDT until May 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c49cf478e9c5117a0090e68ba9c5e02c072618c1.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Springfield MO"},"word_count":167,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued May 18 at 1:55PM CDT until May 18 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Benton, MO; Camden, MO; Hickory, MO; Miller, MO; Morgan, MO\n**Issued by:** NWS Springfield MO\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T13:55:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T13:55:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T20:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...A portion of central Missouri, including the following\ncounties, Benton, Camden, Hickory, Miller and Morgan.\n\n* WHEN...Until 800 PM CDT Monday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 155 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges\nindicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is\nongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.\nBetween 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nVersailles, Stover, Barnett, Gravois Mills, Zora,\nCrockerville, Lakeview Heights, Knobby, Hastain, Edmonson,\nEdwards and Lake of The Ozarks.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}