{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.f51d25858704af1517e0bba1e5bf5148f039ac5f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 3:05PM CDT until May 18 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS St Louis 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.f51d25858704af1517e0bba1e5bf5148f039ac5f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS St Louis MO"},"word_count":212,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued May 18 at 3:05PM CDT until May 18 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Crawford, MO; Franklin, MO; Gasconade, MO; Warren, MO\n**Issued by:** NWS St Louis MO\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T15:05:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T15:05:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T21:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nFFWLSX\n\nThe National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nNorthern Crawford County in east central Missouri...\nWestern Franklin County in east central Missouri...\nGasconade County in east central Missouri...\nSouth Central Warren County in east central Missouri...\n\n* Until 915 PM CDT Monday.\n\n* At 305 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain\nhave fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are\npossible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected\nto begin shortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nWashington, Union, Owensville, New Haven, Gerald, Bland, Rosebud,\nDrake, Beaufort, Leslie, Noser Mill, Japan, Lyon and Canaan.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}