Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 19 at 7:14AM CDT until May 19 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 19, 2026 - 5:14am
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
FFWSGF
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
Southern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 115 PM CDT Tuesday.
* At 714 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up
to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Joplin, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Webb City, Galena, Seneca, Granby,
Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Diamond, Leawood, Silver Creek,
Fairview, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Treece, Loma Linda,
Fidelity, Newtonia, Stella, Redings Mill, Wentworth, Stark City,
Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Ritchey, Dennis Acres,
Cliff Village, Atlas, Racine, Oakland Park and Iron Gates.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cherokee, KS; Jasper, MO; Newton, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: