Heavy rains, flooding expected in Lamar, Barton County

(From the National Weather Service)

...FLOODING EXPECTED THANKSGIVING EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A LARGE...SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION
BEGINNING ON THANKSGIVING DAY. RAINFALL WILL BEGIN ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI EARLY IN THE DAY...
GRADUALLY SPREADING TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THANKSGIVING NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

FLOWS ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ELEVATED DUE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL RECEIVED LAST WEEK. IN ADDITION...VEGETATION HAS BECOME
INCREASINGLY DORMANT AND SOIL CONDITIONS REMAIN ABNORMALLY MOIST.
AS A RESULT...INCREASED RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOW LYING
AREAS. RIVER LEVELS WILL RISE...WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE
ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

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BOURBON-CRAWFORD-BENTON-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PAWNEE STATION...
CHICOPEE...LONE OAK...PITTSBURG...WARSAW...WHITAKERVILLE...
COLE CAMP...CROCKERVILLE...MORA...EDMONSON...LINCOLN...NEVADA...
TIFFIN...APPLETON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...KENOMA...LAMAR...
CEDAR SPRINGS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...FILLEY...ARNICA...
CAPLINGER MILLS...STOCKTON
102 PM CST WED NOV 25 2015