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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Sunday April 20th, 2025 :: 06:55 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Advisory until 01:00AM Monday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas, including the following counties, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford and Missouri, including the following counties, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Lawrence, Maries, Miller, Morgan, Newton, Polk, Pulaski, St. Clair, Texas and Vernon.

* WHEN...Until 100 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 654 PM CDT, Several gauges report heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following low water crossings... Weaubleau Creek at 350 Road, Osage Fork at Auburn Road, Dry Auglaize Creek at Freedom Ridge Road, Sons Creek at County Road 113, Brush Creek at 1200 Road, Lindley Creek at Mathis Road and Saline Creek at Square Line Road. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pittsburg, Lebanon, Bolivar, Nevada, Fort Scott, Eldon, Lamar, Osage Beach, Baxter Springs, Camdenton, El Dorado Springs, Columbus, Buffalo, Girard, Versailles, Stockton, Greenfield, Hermitage, Frontenac, Galena, Village of Four Seasons, Richland, Lake Ozark, Arma, Appleton City, Stover, Humansville, Osceola, Laurie, Lockwood, Jasper, Conway, Golden City, Liberal, Iberia, Cherokee, Weir, Lowry City, Pleasant Hope and Sheldon. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON, KS ... CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... BENTON, MO ... CAMDEN, MO ... CEDAR, MO ... DADE, MO ... DALLAS, MO ... HICKORY, MO ... LACLEDE, MO ... LAWRENCE, MO ... MARIES, MO ... MILLER, MO ... MORGAN, MO ... NEWTON, MO ... POLK, MO ... PULASKI, MO ... ST. CLAIR, MO ... TEXAS, MO ... VERNON, 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

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