A flood warning has been issued for northern Montgomery County in addition to a severe thunderstorm watch through 1 a.m. for the four states.
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Kansas, including the following
county, Montgomery.
* WHEN...Until 1015 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many
areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 607 PM CDT, Emergency management reported heavy rain in
the city of Independence leading to flooded roadways. Between
1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Independence, Cherryvale, Elk City, Liberty, Bolton, Elk City
State Park and Elk City Lake.
Below is the information on the severe thunderstorm watch in effect through 1 a.m Monday:
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CHAUTAUQUA CHEROKEE CRAWFORD ELK LABETTE MONTGOMERY NEOSHO WILSON
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CRAIG DELAWARE MAYES NOWATA OTTAWA ROGERS WASHINGTON
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BARRY BARTON BOLLINGER BUTLER CAPE GIRARDEAU CARTER CEDAR CHRISTIAN CRAWFORD DADE DALLAS DENT DOUGLAS GREENE HOWELL IRON JASPER JEFFERSON LACLEDE LAWRENCE MADISON MCDONALD NEWTON OREGON OZARK PHELPS POLK PULASKI REYNOLDS RIPLEY SHANNON ST. FRANCOIS STODDARD STONE TANEY TEXAS WASHINGTON WAYNE WEBSTER WRIGHT
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BAXTER BENTON BOONE CARROLL FULTON IZARD MARION RANDOLPH SHARP
