NWS Paducah KYFF.W 0083August 19, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Alexander, Scott and Stoddard, IL and MO
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a flash flood warning for Alexander, Scott and Stoddard in Illinois, Missouri, which was in force until 5:45 a.m. local time on August 20. It was the 83rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Illinois had 56 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 16 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Illinois's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Alexander, Scott and Stoddard
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:42 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 a.m. CDT, August 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPAH FF.W 0083
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Alexander County in southern Illinois... Scott County in southeastern Missouri... Northern Stoddard County in southeastern Missouri... * Until 545 AM CDT Thursday. * At 1142 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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... Sikeston, Scott City, Chaffee, Cairo, Bloomfield, Advance, Oran, Miner, Benton, Puxico, Morley, Tamms, Kelso, Bell City, Hay-Wood City, Cape Girardeau Airport, Olive Branch, Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, Thebes and Vanduser.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.