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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 12:14 PM May. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 115 PM CDT Tuesday. * At 714 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 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 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, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Webb City, Galena, Seneca, Granby, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Diamond, Leawood, Silver Creek, Fairview, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Treece, Loma Linda, Fidelity, Newtonia, Stella, Redings Mill, Wentworth, Stark City, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Ritchey, Dennis Acres, Cliff Village, Atlas, Racine, Oakland Park and Iron Gates. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
Flood Advisory
Issued: 10:28 AM May. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas, including the following county, Cherokee and southwest Missouri, including the following counties, Jasper and Newton. * WHEN...Until 1130 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 528 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Diamond, Leawood, Silver Creek, Fairview, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Treece, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Lowell, Fidelity, Newtonia, Stella, Redings Mill, Wentworth, Stark City, Avilla, Grand Falls Plaza, La Russell, Brooklyn Heights, Shoal Creek Estates, Reeds, Ritchey, Dennis Acres and Cliff Village. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
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