Kansas, Missouri Flash Flood Warning - Severe | Effective 06-08-2026 03:57

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued June 8 at 5:57AM CDT until June 8 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 8, 2026 - 3:57am
Expires: 
June 8, 2026 - 10:00am
Description: 
FFWSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... * Until noon CDT Monday. * At 557 AM CDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Joplin, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Diamond, Leawood, Silver Creek, Fairview, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Lowell, Fidelity, Asbury, Newtonia, Stella, Redings Mill, Stark City, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Waco, Ritchey, Dennis Acres, Cliff Village, Iron Gates, Oakland Park, Racine, Atlas, Riverton and Lawton. This includes the following low water crossings... High School Branch at McCord Street, Hickory Creek at Coler RD, North Indian Creek at Orchid Drive, Lost Creek at Highway CC and Buffalo Creek at Finch Drive.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 12:00 PM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 12:00 PM 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; Jasper, MO; Newton, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov