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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 10:57 AM Jun. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... * Until noon CDT Monday. * At 557 AM CDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Joplin, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Diamond, Leawood, Silver Creek, Fairview, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Lowell, Fidelity, Asbury, Newtonia, Stella, Redings Mill, Stark City, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Waco, Ritchey, Dennis Acres, Cliff Village, Iron Gates, Oakland Park, Racine, Atlas, Riverton and Lawton. This includes the following low water crossings... High School Branch at McCord Street, Hickory Creek at Coler RD, North Indian Creek at Orchid Drive, Lost Creek at Highway CC and Buffalo Creek at Finch Drive. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 9:36 AM Jun. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 1045 AM CDT Monday. * At 436 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. 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... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Diamond, Leawood, Silver Creek, Alba, Purcell, Fairview, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Treece, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Lowell, Carytown, Fidelity, Asbury, Newtonia, Neck City, Stella, Redings Mill, Wentworth, Stark City, Avilla, Grand Falls Plaza and La Russell. This includes the following low water crossings... High School Branch at McCord Street, Hickory Creek at Coler RD, Buffalo Creek at Finch Drive, North Indian Creek at Orchid Drive, Dry Fork at Pine Road, Center Creek at Azalea Drive and Fidelity Branch at County Road 130. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Flood Watch
Issued: 8:31 AM Jun. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas, including the following areas, Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford and Missouri, including the following areas, Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Vernon, Webster and Wright. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to produce widespread 1 to 3 inches of rain with localized pockets up to 5 to 8 inches. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:51 AM Jun. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 286 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY BARTON CHRISTIAN DADE GREENE JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON STONE TANEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS, BRANSON, CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CHICOPEE, CHRISTIAN CENTER, COLUMBUS, CRANE, EDGEWATER BEACH, ELSEY, FORSYTH, GOODMAN, GREENFIELD, HOLLISTER, INDIAN POINT, JOPLIN, KENOMA, KIMBERLING CITY, KIRBYVILLE, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MADRY, MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MONETT, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NIXA, NOEL, OZARK, OZARK BEACH, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, POWERSITE, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SELMORE, SHERWIN, SILVER DOLLAR CITY, SOUTH WEST CITY, SPRINGFIELD, AND STIPPVILLE.
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