Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Springfield has extended the

* 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 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 1014 PM CDT, the Department of Transportation reported road closures due to flooding across the advisory area. Residual minor flooding is expected to 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... Neosho... Webb City... Big Sugar Creek State Park... Roaring River State Park... Prairie State Park... Monett... Nevada... Fort Scott... Aurora... Carl Junction... Mount Vernon... Lamar... Baxter Springs... Frontenac... Columbus... Cassville... Galena... 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:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.