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Warnings

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Bourbon County, KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
EASTERN BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY.

* AT 852 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT OVERNIGHT RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN IS CAUSING FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW
WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

HIGHWAY 54 3 MILES EAST OF DEERFIELD...
ROUTE KK AT DRY WOOD CREEK 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNDVILLE...
ROUTE V AT THE OSAGE RIVER JUST NORTH OF STOTESBURY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3787 9490 3804 9464 3804 9463 3806 9461
3806 9427 3804 9423 3806 9421 3805 9419
3806 9414 3768 9459 3768 9498

$$

Cherokee County, KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY.

* AT 852 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT OVERNIGHT RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN IS CAUSING FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW
WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

HIGHWAY 7 AT LITTLE CHERRY CREEK NORTH OF COLUMBUS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3767 9509 3767 9464 3714 9461 3700 9462
3699 9501 3700 9508

$$

Crawford County, KS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY.

* AT 852 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT OVERNIGHT RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN IS CAUSING FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW
WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

HIGHWAY 7 AT LITTLE CHERRY CREEK NORTH OF COLUMBUS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3767 9509 3767 9464 3714 9461 3700 9462
3699 9501 3700 9508

$$

Vernon County, MO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
EASTERN BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY.

* AT 852 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT OVERNIGHT RAINFALL WAS PRODUCING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN IS CAUSING FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW
WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...

HIGHWAY 54 3 MILES EAST OF DEERFIELD...
ROUTE KK AT DRY WOOD CREEK 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNDVILLE...
ROUTE V AT THE OSAGE RIVER JUST NORTH OF STOTESBURY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3787 9490 3804 9464 3804 9463 3806 9461
3806 9427 3804 9423 3806 9421 3805 9419
3806 9414 3768 9459 3768 9498

$$

Watches

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Ottawa County, OK

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE NEOSHO RIVER NEAR COMMERCE
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE NEOSHO RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 13.8
FEET...WHICH IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE. HOWEVER...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE
EXCEEDED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS IF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OCCURS. FAR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS ALREADY RECEIVED OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN FROM LAST
NIGHTS THUNDERSTORMS. THE CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES ANOTHER HALF
INCH TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEOSHO RIVER
BASIN IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. MONITOR
LATER FORECASTS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.


$$

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