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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Monday April 21st, 2025 :: 12:34 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Advisory until 01:00AM Tuesday

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

* 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, Polk, Pulaski, St. Clair, Texas and Vernon.

* WHEN...Until 100 AM CDT Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1233 AM CDT, River gauges and road closure reports show flooding in the area. Several inches of rain have fallen over the weekend. - This includes the following low water crossings... Sons Creek at County Road 113, Osage Fork at Auburn Road, Brush Creek at 1200 Road, Saline Creek at Square Line Road, Lindley Creek at Mathis Road, Weaubleau Creek at 350 Road and Dry Auglaize Creek at Freedom Ridge 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 ... 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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