Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flood Warning for... Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Polk County in southwestern Missouri... Western Barry County in southwestern Missouri... St. Clair County in west central Missouri... Morgan County in central Missouri... Hickory County in central Missouri... Northwestern Dallas County in southwestern Missouri... Cedar County in southwestern Missouri... Benton County in central Missouri... McDonald County in southwestern Missouri... Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri... Western Greene County in southwestern Missouri... Vernon County in west central Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Camden County in central Missouri... Dade County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 830 AM CST Sunday.

* At 830 AM CST, the highway department continues to show flooding occurring across the area. Rainfall amounts yesterday from 2 to 4 inches occurred, which has caused rivers to flow over their banks. Many low lying areas are flooded and will remain so for at least the next day.

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of flooding. Locations in the warning include... Joplin... Pittsburg... Carthage... Neosho... Webb City... Bolivar... Prairie State Park... Pomme De Terre State Park... Big Sugar Creek State Park... Truman State Park... Stockton State Park... Monett... Nevada... Fort Scott... Aurora... Carl Junction... Willard... Mount Vernon... Lamar... Baxter Springs... This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... Highway 43 at Buffalo Creek west of Anderson... Route H just north of Pleasant Hope... North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin... Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho... and Highway 97 at The Spring River north of Stotts City.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NEWTON, MO ... BARTON, MO ... CHEROKEE, KS ... LAWRENCE, MO ... BARRY, MO ... MORGAN, MO ... JASPER, MO ... DADE, MO ... CAMDEN, MO ... VERNON, MO ... POLK, MO ... MCDONALD, MO ... CEDAR, MO ... BENTON, MO ... HICKORY, MO ... ST. CLAIR, MO ... GREENE, MO ... DALLAS, MO ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BOURBON, KS

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.