“Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM Thursday” from Washington County 911 : Nixle

Wednesday February 18th, 2026 :: 01:01 p.m. CST

Alert

Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued a Red Flag Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Portions of central, east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Missouri.

* TIMING...From noon to 8 PM CST Thursday.

* WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 22 to 30 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KNOX ... SHELBY ... MONROE ... BOONE ... AUDRAIN ... MONITEAU ... COLE ... OSAGE ... CALLAWAY ... GASCONADE ... FRANKLIN ... CRAWFORD ... WASHINGTON ... DENT ... IRON ... REYNOLDS

Instructions:

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.

Address/Location
Washington County 911
12252 N. State Highway 21
Cadet, MO 63630

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-438-0040

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Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:: Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Red Flag Warning

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