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Flash Flood Warning 75, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2026, 2:38 AM CDT for Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Jasper County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2026, 2:38 AM CDT (07:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 7:00 AM CDT | RAIN 3.42 | 3 Sw Greenbush, KS | Cocorahs station KS-CR-20 Girard 10.6 W. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 86 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 519 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KSGF 260738
FFWSGF
KSC021-037-MOC011-097-145-261400-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FF.W.0075.260626T0738Z-260626T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
238 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
Southwestern Barton County in southwestern Missouri...
Western Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
Northwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 900 AM CDT Friday.
* At 238 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Joplin, Pittsburg, Carthage, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Girard,
Webb City, Carl Junction, Frontenac, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville,
Duquesne, Arma, Duenweg, Cherokee, Weir, Leawood, Silver Creek,
Alba, Scammon, Purcell, Mccune, Mindenmines, Shoal Creek Drive,
Saginaw, Walnut, West Mineral, Treece, Loma Linda, Airport Drive,
Lowell, Sherman, Chicopee, Nashville, Franklin, Carytown,
Fidelity, Asbury and Neck City.
Lightning Creek at McCune is in minor flood stage and rising.
This includes the following low water crossings...
Center Creek at Dogwood Road and Fidelity Branch at County Road
130.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3754 9470 3742 9453 3717 9427 3704 9430
3700 9443 3700 9507 3762 9509
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
$$
PC1 follow-up statement
010
WGUS73 KSGF 261356
FFSSGF
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
856 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
KSC021-037-MOC011-097-145-261406-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FF.W.0075.000000T0000Z-260626T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee KS-Crawford KS-Barton MO-Jasper MO-Newton MO-
856 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR
CHEROKEE, CRAWFORD, SOUTHWESTERN BARTON, WESTERN JASPER AND
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Friday for portions
of southeast Kansas and Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3754 9470 3742 9453 3717 9427 3704 9430
3700 9443 3700 9507 3762 9509
$$
SoriaWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 26, 1:53 AM CDT, 45 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Marginal (Level 1 of 5) to Slight (Level 2 of 5) Risk for severe thunderstorms today. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph will be the main risk.
- Slight (2 of 4) Risk of Excessive Rainfall today. A Flood Watch is in effect until 7 PM this evening.
- Hotter conditions are then expected to occur across the area Sunday into next week as highs warm into the 90s.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:53 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
153 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Marginal (Level 1 of 5) to Slight (Level 2 of 5) Risk for
severe thunderstorms today. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph
will be the main risk.
- Slight (2 of 4) Risk of Excessive Rainfall today. A Flood
Watch is in effect until 7 PM this evening.
- Hotter conditions are then expected to occur across the area
Sunday into next week as highs warm into the 90s.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 140 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
Synoptic analysis shows an upper level high pressure system to our
southwest over Texas and northern Mexico, with an upper level
shortwave trough over Ontario/Quebec through the Great Lakes and
Ohio Valley regions. This has allowed the area to experience zonal
flow, with an upper level disturbance continuing to make its way
through the area during the early morning hours. At the surface, a
surface low is currently situated over southern Kansas, with a
frontal boundary extending northeast into northern MO. As the early
morning hours progress, this low is progged to push east-northeast
into the area, with a quasi-stationary front continuing through the
morning and into the afternoon hours.
Taking a look at the Dual-Pol storm total precipitation estimates
from the past 24 hours (which seems to match observations
fairly well), so far the area has received widespread amounts of
0.25-1.5", with bands of higher rainfall. Portions of Crawford
and Cherokee counties saw 3.0-4.5", with northern Greene county
receiving 2-5" (localized areas just above 5" near Ash Grove).
Current radar as of 1 AM shows remnant pockets of showers and
thunderstorms east of Highway 65, with additional showers and storms
pushing in from the northwest into areas north of I-44. The
atmosphere has been pretty worked over in areas that received the
heaviest rainfall, leading to MUCAPE of 500-1000 J/kg lowering the
rainfall rates for the stratiform showers and thunderstorms moving
in from central KS and west-central MO. Currently seeing rainfall
rates of 0.5-1.0" per hour with that activity. Towards southeast KS,
more elevated storms are beginning to push into the southwest CWA
into an area with better instability (this area received less
rainfall earlier, so the atmosphere is less worked-over). CAMs show
these showers and storms continuing to push east through the area
during the remainder of the morning hours.
Storms Redeveloping This Afternoon:
The previous thunderstorm activity from yesterday evening and this
morning will aid in sparking redevelopment later this afternoon.
Additionally, a 25-35kt LLJ will continue over the area, with
dewpoints in the 70s providing sufficient moisture and lift, as well
as 1250-2000 J/kg of MUCAPE. Shear looks to be fairly weak,
generally between 20-30kts, so developing storms should be
multicellular in nature (as opposed to supercellular or a more
organized line). Current High-res guidance suggests these storms
developing along the frontal boundary, generally along I-44 before
pushing southeast. Damaging winds up to 60mph will be the primary
threat, however IF storms can become more surface based, then a
lower-end risk of a tornado or two couldn't be fully ruled out.
With the heavy rainfall experienced over the past 24 hours and
the additional rainfall expected through today, the Flood Watch
remains in effect for the entire area until 7PM this evening.
Saturday:
Thunderstorm development on Saturday remains a question as midlevel
heights begin to rise with a building upper level ridge. Remnant
showers and thunderstorms will be possible during the morning hours,
but this activity is expected to weaken as it pushes east and out of
the area. A weak MCV pushing in from the High Plains could spark
additional development in the afternoon, bringing a very conditional
chance for a supercell or two to develop. If this can occur, all
modes of severe weather would be possible, however confidence in
this scenario is extremely low at this point. We'll need to monitor
how the atmosphere can recover.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Issued at 140 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
An upper level ridge will continue to build over the central
U.S. on Sunday and remain over the area through next week as an
upper level high builds underneath. This ridge will keep the
upper level jet and storm track to the north of the area through
much of next week, therefore no widespread rain chance are
expected into the middle of next week. The upper level high
will be over the area by the middle of next week and a few
afternoon/evening pulse type storms may be possible. Late week
the ensemble model members indicate that the upper level ridge
of high pressure will try to push east some late next week. The
ensemble model members do differ on just how far east the high
moves east as some keep it over the region late next week. If
the ridge can push further east, portions of the area could get
in northwest flow, bringing some rain chances, however confidence
in this is low as several members keep the upper level high
over the area. Some pulse type storms would be possible late
week if the ridge of high pressure remains centered over the
area.
A warmer air mass will advect into the region under the upper level
ridge Sunday through next week. 850mb temperatures will warm into
the lower to middle 20s C. This will allow highs into warm into
the upper 80s to the lower 90s each day, with some middle 90s
possible by the middle of next week as the upper level high moves
over the region. Heat index values will warm into the upper 90s to
around 100 to 105 degrees next week. The Heat Risks for heat-related
impacts for the area based on the forecasted highs show the
area reaching the Moderate to Major category next week. The NBM
temperature range between the ensemble model members is low next
week with a five degree spread from the upper 80s to the middle
90s next week, which leads to higher confidence in hotter
conditions and a dry weather pattern for the region next week.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1221 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
Periods of scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue
through the entirety of the TAF period, with a few intermittent
breaks throughout. MVFR to LIFR conditions will occur with the
storms, as visibilities drop with the heaviest rainfall. Winds
will become gusty primarily at KSGF and KJLN around 17Z,
diminishing by 00Z.
&&
.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...Flood Watch through this evening for KSZ073-097-101.
MO...Flood Watch through this evening for MOZ055>058-066>071-
077>083-088>098-101>106.
&&
SHORT TERM...Melto
LONG TERM...Wise
AVIATION...MeltoHazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 2:35 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 235 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-270745- Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon- St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas- Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton- Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone- Taney-Ozark-Oregon- 235 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Marginal hail risk. Slight thunderstorm wind damage risk. Elevated lightning risk. Significant excessive rainfall risk DISCUSSION... Marginal (Level 1 of 5) to Slight (Level 2 of 5) Risk for severe thunderstorms today, as storms are expected to re-develop later this afternoon. Damaging wind gusts to 60 mph will be the main risks. Slight (2 of 4) risk of Excessive Rainfall today. A Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 PM this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Marginal (level 1 of 5) risk for severe thunderstorms again on Saturday, however this threat is low confidence. Warm temperatures return to start next week with highs in the lower 90s and heat index values in the lower 100s. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at: http://www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket This product in graphical format...along with other weather... hydrological and climate information...at http://www.weather.gov/sgf Melto
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 25, 9:23 PM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
923 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Scammon 37.28N 94.82W
06/25/2026 Cherokee KS Emergency Mngr
Powerlines down in Scammon.
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 25, 10:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1001 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 PM Flash Flood 3 W Crestline 37.18N 94.76W
06/25/2026 Cherokee KS Emergency Mngr
10 inches of water over the road on Highway
160 and NE40th road. A water rescue is
taking place there.
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 25, 10:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1004 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0939 PM Flash Flood Scammon 37.28N 94.82W
06/25/2026 Cherokee KS Emergency Mngr
Roadways with several inches of flowing
water over road in Scammon.
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 25, 10:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1009 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 PM Hail 2 NNE Iron Gates 37.08N 94.54W
06/25/2026 M1.00 Inch Jasper MO Broadcast Media
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 25, 10:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1010 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1004 PM Flash Flood 2 NE Carl Junction 37.20N 94.55W
06/25/2026 Jasper MO 911 Call Center
State Highway 96 and County Road 270 south
to Ivy road in Jasper county is almost
entirely covered by water.
&&
MBSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 2:32 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
232 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
KSZ097-101-260815-
Cherokee KS-Crawford KS-
232 AM CDT Fri Jun 26 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CHEROKEE AND SOUTHERN CRAWFORD
COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT...
At 232 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Mccune to 6 miles southwest of West
Mineral to near Chetopa. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Cherokee,
Weir, Lowell, Sherman, Scammon, Chicopee, Mccune, West Mineral,
Treece, Roseland, Neutral, Melrose, Beulah, Riverton, and Yale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3749 9462 3700 9462 3700 9507 3738 9507
3739 9509 3748 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 268DEG 35KT 3736 9507 3720 9498 3704 9515
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
WiseThe office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Crawford | 57 min |
| Jun 25, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 52 min |
| Jun 25, 8:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 36 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 30 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 55 min |
| Jun 25, 9:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Cherokee | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee, Crawford | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 5:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Cherokee | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 6:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 9 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 24 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | SGF | Vernon | 4 days |
| Jun 25, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Jasper | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Jasper | 58 min |
| Jun 26, 12:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Oregon | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Maries, Phelps | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Dallas, Greene, Polk | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Christian, Webster, Wright | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Douglas, Texas, Wright | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Jasper | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dallas | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Douglas | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas | 53 min |
| Jun 26, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Douglas | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 6:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | SGF | Jasper | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede, Wright | 27 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.