Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas, including the following counties, Cherokee and Crawford. Portions of southwest Missouri, including the following counties, Barry, Barton, Cedar, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and Newton.

* WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 222 PM CDT, gauge reports indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Additional rainfall moving through parts of the area this afternoon may lead to some worsening of the flooding on a local basis. - This includes the following low water crossings... Sons Creek at County Road 113, Center Creek at Azalea Drive, North Indian Creek at Orchid Drive, Big Sugar Creek at Buzzard Glory Road and Little Sugar Creek at Skaggs Hollow Road. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Joplin, Pittsburg, Carthage, Neosho, Monett, Aurora, Mount Vernon and Lamar. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARRY, MO ... BARTON, MO ... CEDAR, MO ... DADE, MO ... JASPER, MO ... LAWRENCE, MO ... MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, MO

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.