Flood Advisory until 02:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Springfield has extended the
* Flood Advisory for... Southern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 1051 AM CDT, rainfall has ended, but automated river gauges still show river levels rising, including along the Spring River. Minor flooding is expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Joplin, Carthage, Lamar, Baxter Springs, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena and Oronogo. This includes the following low water crossings... Muddy Creek at Highway 126, Center Creek at Dogwood Road, Dry Fork at Pine Road and Fidelity Branch at County Road 130.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known 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 Advisory
