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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Friday March 20th, 2020 :: 10:34 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Advisory until 10:30PM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Flood Advisory for... Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Western Stone County in southwestern Missouri... McDonald County in southwestern Missouri... Barry County in southwestern Missouri... Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Vernon County in west central Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Dade County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1030 PM CDT Friday.

* At 1030 AM CDT, the Department of Transportation reported road closures due to flooding across the advisory area. Residual minor flooding is expected to continue through the day.

* Creeks, streams, and low water crossings will be especially susceptible to the dangers of flooding. This advisory includes but is not limited to the following low water crossings... Highway 43 at Buffalo Creek west of Anderson... North Main and Murphy Boulevard In Joplin... Business Highway 60 just north of Neosho... Highway 97 at The Spring River north of Stotts City... and Highway 37 at The Spring River southwest of Avilla.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, MO ... BARTON, MO ... CHEROKEE, KS ... LAWRENCE, MO ... BARRY, MO ... STONE, MO ... JASPER, MO ... DADE, 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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