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Crawford County KS
Thursday March 19th, 2020 :: 03:54 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 10:00AM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1000 AM CDT Thursday.

* At 352 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Joplin... Pittsburg... Carthage... Webb City... Prairie State Park... Carl Junction... Lamar... Baxter Springs... Frontenac... Columbus... Galena... Girard... Oronogo... Carterville... Duquesne... Arma... Sarcoxie... Duenweg... Jasper... Golden City... This warning 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: BARTON, MO ... CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... CRAWFORD, KS

Instructions:

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Address/Location
Crawford County KS
131 E Prairie St
Girard, KS 66743

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-724-7156

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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