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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Saturday January 18th, 2020 :: 12:51 p.m. CST

Alert

Flood Advisory until 12:45AM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flood Advisory for... Southeastern Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Vernon County in west central Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1245 AM CST Sunday.

* At 1248 PM CST, gauge reports indicated flooding across the area. Up to one inch of rain fell yesterday and last night. While no additional rain is expected, residual flooding will continue through this evening.

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of flooding. Locations in the advisory include... Joplin... Pittsburg... Carthage... Webb City... Prairie State Park... Nevada... Carl Junction... Lamar... Baxter Springs... Frontenac... Columbus... Galena... Girard... Oronogo... Carterville... Duquesne... Arma... Sarcoxie... Duenweg... Jasper... This advisory includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin... Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla... Route K at Dry Wood Creek east of Arcadia... Route JJ at Center Creek southeast of Carl Junction... and Route F, 3 miles northeast of Reeds.

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

Instructions:

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

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:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Advisory

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