“Flash Flood Warning until 07:00AM” from Perry County Sheriff's Department : Nixle

Thursday March 5th, 2026 :: 02:43 a.m. CST

Advisory

Flash Flood Warning until 07:00AM

FFWPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Bollinger County in southeastern Missouri... Northwestern Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri... Perry County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 700 AM CST.

* At 242 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Perryville, Alliance, Daisy, Patton, Oak Ridge, Sedgewickville, Longtown, Old Appleton and Silver Lake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOLLINGER, MO ... CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO ... PERRY, MO

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
Perry County Sheriff's Department
710 S Kingshighway
Perryville, MO 63775

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-547-4576

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Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:: Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Flash Flood Warning

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