Flood Warning until 01:15PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Southeastern Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Vernon County in west central Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 115 PM CST Saturday.
* At 113 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause flooding. Up to an inch and a half of widespread rainfall has already fallen.
* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of flooding. Locations in the warning include... Joplin... Pittsburg... Carthage... Webb City... Prairie State Park... Nevada... Carl Junction... Lamar... Baxter Springs... Frontenac... Columbus... Galena... Girard... Oronogo... Carterville... Duquesne... Arma... Sarcoxie... Duenweg... Jasper... This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla... Route K at Dry Wood Creek east of Arcadia... Lightning Creek across northwest Cherokee County... and Route F, 3 miles northeast of Reeds.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NEWTON, MO ... BARTON, MO ... CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BOURBON, KS ... VERNON, MO
Instructions:
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.
Address/Location
Crawford County KS
131 E Prairie St
Girard, KS 66743
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-724-7156
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CRAWFORD followed by your message, to 888777
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:
- Flood Warning