Flood Watch
National Weather Service Springfield MO
149 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019 ... Heavy rain possible tonight... .Additional heavy rain will be possible late tonight over southeast Kansas and west central into southwest Missouri. Thunderstorms are expected to develop out in the plains today and shift eastward into the area late this evening and overnight. A half inch to localized higher amounts around an inch will be possible, but will fall on already saturated or in some cases flooded ground. This will likely cause some flash flooding to occur. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-261200- /O.NEW.KSGF.FF.A.0008.190526T0500Z-190526T1600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-Jasper-Newton- Including the cities of Fort Scott, Pawnee Station, Chicopee, Lone Oak, Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Lowell, Riverton, Columbus, Neutral, Sherwin, Stippville, Nevada, Kenoma, Lamar, Joplin, Carthage, and Neosho 149 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019 ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Kansas and Missouri, including the following areas, in southeast Kansas, Bourbon, Cherokee, and Crawford. In Missouri, Barton, Jasper, Newton, and Vernon.
* From midnight CDT tonight through Sunday morning
* Excessive rainfall over saturated ground.
* Low lying areas and areas near rivers, creeks and streams will likely become flooded. Urban flooding will likely occur, especially where storms track over the same areas. This additional rainfall will exacerbate any ongoing flooding. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.