Flash Flood Warning until 11:30AM 
FFWSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 1130 AM CDT Wednesday.
* At 518 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 2 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Joplin, Carthage, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Diamond, Weir, Leawood, Silver Creek, Alba, Scammon, Purcell, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, West Mineral, Treece, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Lowell, Sherman, Carytown, Fidelity, Asbury, Neck City, Redings Mill, Wentworth, Avilla, Grand Falls Plaza, La Russell, Brooklyn Heights, Shoal Creek Estates and Reeds. This includes the following low water crossings... Fidelity Branch at County Road 130, Dry Fork at Pine Road, Center Creek at Azalea Drive and Center Creek at Dogwood Road.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... 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