Alert Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Kansas, including the following county, Crawford. * WHEN...Until 1245 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 641 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following streams and drainages... West Fork Dry Wood Creek, Limestone Creek, Little Walnut Creek, East Cow Creek, Mulberry Creek, Pawnee Creek, Second Nicolson Creek, Walnut Creek, Elm Creek, First Cow Creek, Wolf Creek, Clear Creek, West Elm Branch, Grindstone Creek, Brush Creek, Cox Creek, Lightning Creek, Thunderbolt Creek, Cow Creek and Hickory Creek. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pittsburg, Girard, Frontenac, Arma, Cherokee, Mulberry, Mccune, Walnut, Chicopee, Franklin, Beulah, Ringo, Lone Oak, Brazilton, Polk, Greenbush, Farlington, Englevale, Croweburg, Yale and Opolis. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood