Flood Warning until 09:45AM Friday
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 945 AM CDT Friday.
* At 350 PM CDT, the Department of Transportation reported flooding continues across the warned area. Many streams and creeks remain out of thier banks closing roads and low water crossings.
* 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... Carl Junction... Lamar... Baxter Springs... Frontenac... Columbus... Galena... Girard... Oronogo... Carterville... Duquesne... Arma... Sarcoxie... Duenweg... Jasper... Golden City... This warning includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin... Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla... Route K at Dry Wood Creek east of Arcadia... Route JJ at Center Creek southeast of Carl Junction... and Route F, 3 miles northeast of Reeds. Lightning Creek and the Spring River continue to rise from rainfall over the past 12 hours.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARTON, MO ... CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... CRAWFORD, KS
Instructions:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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