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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Friday June 26th, 2026 :: 02:39 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 09:00AM

FFWSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Southwestern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Western Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 900 AM CDT Friday.

* At 238 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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, Pittsburg, Carthage, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Girard, Webb City, Carl Junction, Frontenac, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Arma, Duenweg, Cherokee, Weir, Leawood, Silver Creek, Alba, Scammon, Purcell, Mccune, Mindenmines, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Walnut, West Mineral, Treece, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Lowell, Sherman, Chicopee, Nashville, Franklin, Carytown, Fidelity, Asbury and Neck City. Lightning Creek at McCune is in minor flood stage and rising. This includes the following low water crossings... Center Creek at Dogwood Road and Fidelity Branch at County Road 130.

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

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

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:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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