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Tornado Watch
Issued: 1:54 AM Apr. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 121, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE GREENE JASPER LAWRENCE NEWTON POLK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNICA, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS, BOLIVAR, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, EL DORADO SPRINGS, FILLEY, GREENFIELD, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, SHERWIN, SPRINGFIELD, STIPPVILLE, AND STOCKTON.
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 1:32 AM Apr. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 1145 PM CDT. * At 832 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Faulkner, Melrose, Hallowell and Sherwin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 12:59 AM Apr. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN CHEROKEE, SOUTHEASTERN BARTON AND NORTHERN JASPER COUNTIES... At 759 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. 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... Lamar, Columbus, Carl Junction, Oronogo, Jasper, Golden City, Alba, Scammon, Purcell, Nashville, Carytown, Asbury, Neck City, Lamar Heights, Waco, Opolis, Lawton, Oakton, Boston, Crestline, Kenoma, Skidmore, Stippville and Neutral. This includes the following low water crossings... Dry Fork at Pine Road and Muddy Creek at Highway 126. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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