... Flash Flood Watch in effect through Monday 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...
Barry... Barton... Benton... Camden... Cedar... Christian... Dade...
Dallas... Greene... Hickory... Jasper... Laclede... Lawrence...
Maries... McDonald... Miller... Morgan... Newton... Polk...
Pulaski... St. Clair... stone... Vernon... Webster and Wright.
* Through Monday morning.
* Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected
overnight into early Monday across extreme southeastern Kansas
into southwestern and central Missouri. The heaviest rainfall
will be focused generally west of a line from Branson to Fort
Leonard Wood. Total rainfall amounts of one to two inches with
locally higher amounts near three inches will be possible.
* This excessive rainfall may result in flash flooding of small
streams... low water crossings... and other flood prone areas.
This Flash Flood Watch includes Roaring River and Bennett Spring
state Parks.
Additional heavy rainfall may occur later Monday into Tuesday... and
additional flood watches may be issued.
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.
