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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Sunday June 15th, 2025 :: 04:48 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Advisory until 12:00PM

* WHAT...Minor flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

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

* WHEN...Until noon CDT Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 407 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to occasionally heavy rain continuing over the area. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Joplin, Pittsburg, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Girard, Webb City, Carl Junction, Frontenac, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Anderson, Carterville, Noel, Duquesne, Arma, Goodman, Duenweg, South West City, Diamond, Cherokee, Weir, Leawood, Silver Creek, Mulberry, Scammon, Lanagan, Purcell, Mccune, Mindenmines, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Walnut, West Mineral, Treece, Hepler, Loma Linda, Airport Drive and Lowell. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON, KS ... CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO ... MCDONALD, 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

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