Flood Advisory until 04:30AM Tuesday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas, including the following county, Cherokee and southwest Missouri, including the following counties, Barton, Jasper and Newton.
* WHEN...Until 430 AM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1028 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Joplin, Carthage, Lamar, Baxter Springs, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Golden City, Liberal, Leawood, Silver Creek, Alba, Purcell, Mindenmines, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Lowell, Nashville, Carytown, Fidelity, Asbury, Neck City, Lamar Heights, Redings Mill, Avilla, Grand Falls Plaza, Brooklyn Heights, Shoal Creek Estates, Reeds, Waco, Dennis Acres and Irwin. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO ... NEWTON, 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