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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Sunday July 21st, 2019 :: 08:03 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 07:00AM Monday

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH POSTED... .Numerous thunderstorms containing very high precipitation rates will occur over extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks overnight. Pockets of localized intense rainfall may produce flash flooding in some areas. The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Kansas and Missouri, including the following areas, in southeast Kansas, Cherokee and Crawford. In Missouri, Barry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Shannon, Stone, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright.

* Until 7 AM CDT Monday

* Pockets of intense rainfall may produce flash flooding in areas of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks overnight. If slow moving or training thunderstorms occur, then up to four inches of rain will be possible. Most locations will experience less than an inch, as the intense heavy rain will occur in localized areas.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NEWTON ... OZARK ... LACLEDE ... HOWELL ... JASPER ... DENT ... CHRISTIAN ... PHELPS ... WEBSTER ... DADE ... STONE ... DALLAS ... SHANNON ... TEXAS ... OREGON ... MCDONALD ... DOUGLAS ... LAWRENCE ... CRAWFORD ... TANEY ... PULASKI ... BARRY ... WRIGHT ... BARTON ... POLK ... CHEROKEE ... GREENE

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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