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6/27/2026 1:21pm 
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Springfield, MO

    FLOOD WARNING  

Cherokee County, KS

Flood Warning issued June 27 at 8:02AM CDT until June 28 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING

Areas Affected: Cherokee, KS

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Saturday 8:02am CDT

Alert Effective: Saturday 8:02am CDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 7:00am CDT

Event Onset: Saturday 8:02am CDT

Event Ends: Sunday 7:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Springfield MO

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kansas...

Spring River above Baxter Springs affecting Cherokee County.

For the Spring River...including Baxter Springs...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Spring River above Baxter Springs.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, The south end of Kiwanis Park floods.
Water crosses Mickey Mantle Blvd in the park. Water level rises to
the flag pole on the north side of the park.


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 AM CDT Saturday was 16.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 700 AM CDT.

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Codes: KSC021
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57f54971b050197174cfe3e6183ff878011dc069.001.1