Flood Warning until 11:30PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Eastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Eastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... McDonald County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 1130 PM CST Saturday.
* At 1131 AM CST, The Department of Transportation reported flooding from previous heavy rain in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Lamar, Pineville, Webb City, Carl Junction and Galena. This includes the following low water crossings... Route D at Center Creek southeast of Oronogo, Route D at The Spring River just southwest of Purcell, Route O at The Spring River just south of Alba, North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin, Dogwood Road at Center Creek, Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho and Schifferdecker Road at Turkey Creek in Joplin.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO ... MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, MO
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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