Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 8 at 4:05AM CDT until June 8 at 8:15AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 2:05am
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 6:15am
Description:
At 405 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pittsburg, Girard, Frontenac, Cherokee, Weir, Scammon, Mccune,
West Mineral, Sherman, Chicopee, Franklin, Roseland, Beulah,
Carona, Lone Oak, Ringo, Opolis and Yale.
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.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 8:15 AM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 8:15 AM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Cherokee, KS; Crawford, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov