Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 27 at 12:00AM CDT until June 27 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 26, 2026 - 10:00pm
Expires:
June 27, 2026 - 1:30am
Description:
FFWSGF
The National Weather Service in Springfield has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 330 AM CDT.
* At midnight CDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5
inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
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...
Columbus, Weir, Scammon, Roseland, Skidmore, Stippville,
Crestline, Carona and Lawton.
Department of Highways has closed Highway 160 from Columbus to
Crestline, and many rural roads are flooded and unsafe to travel.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Cherokee, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: