NWS Paducah KYFF.W 0089August 26, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Wayne, MO
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a flash flood warning for Wayne in Missouri, which was in force until 12:00 p.m. local time on August 26. It was the 89th flash flood warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Missouri had 16 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 28 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Missouri's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Wayne
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:05 a.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPAH FF.W 0089
- 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... Wayne County in southeastern Missouri... * Until noon CDT. * At 905 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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... Piedmont, Greenville, Sam A. Baker State Park, Lake Wappapello State Park, Williamsville, Lodi, Shook and Mill Spring.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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.