Flash flood risk continues for Joplin area, rain to total 6-12 inches

(From the National Weather Service)

...FLASH FLOOD RISK CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION...

.WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THE REGION. ONGOING MAJOR TO
HISTORIC FLOODING IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN MANY AREAS...WITH
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING LIKELY WHERE MORE HEAVY RAIN FALLS
THOUGH TONIGHT.

FOR MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...AND SOUTHERN AND
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS
EXPECTED BEFORE RAIN FINALLY ENDS MONDAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PAWNEE STATION...
CHICOPEE...LONE OAK...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...LOWELL...
RIVERTON...COLUMBUS...NEUTRAL...SHERWIN...STIPPVILLE...WARSAW...
WHITAKERVILLE...COLE CAMP...CROCKERVILLE...MORA...EDMONSON...
LINCOLN...VERSAILLES...ROCKY MOUNT...STOVER...LAURIE...
AURORA SPRINGS...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VICHY...NEVADA...TIFFIN...
APPLETON CITY...JOHNSON CITY...WEAUBLEAU...HERMITAGE...QUINCY...
WHEATLAND...CROSS TIMBERS...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...
DECATURVILLE...ROACH...VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS...
FORT LEONARD WOOD...LAQUEY...WAYNESVILLE...NORTHWYE...ROLLA...
KENOMA...LAMAR...CEDAR SPRINGS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...FILLEY...
ARNICA...CAPLINGER MILLS...STOCKTON...BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...
CHARITY...FOOSE...MARCH...PLAD...WINDYVILLE...OLIVE...LYNCHBURG...
LEBANON...PLATO...ROBY...BENDAVIS...HUGGINS...LAKE SPRING...
BANGERT...DARIEN...GLADDEN...HOWES...JADWIN...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...LOCKWOOD...MEINERT...SPRINGFIELD...
MARSHFIELD...NORTHVIEW...SEYMOUR...ROGERSVILLE...DAWSON...GRAFF...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...DUNCAN...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...
MOUNT VERNON...MARIONVILLE...NIXA...CHRISTIAN CENTER...OZARK...
SELMORE...VANZANT...AVA...GOODHOPE...ROME...SQUIRES...DOGWOOD...
POMONA...POTTERSVILLE...SILOAM SPRINGS...SOUTH FORK...
WEST PLAINS...WHITE CHURCH...TERESITA...WINONA...BIRCH TREE...
MONTIER...ANDERSON...NOEL...GOODMAN...SOUTH WEST CITY...
PINEVILLE...ROCKY COMFORT...MONETT...MADRY...CASSVILLE...
KIMBERLING CITY...CRANE...ELSEY...INDIAN POINT...
SILVER DOLLAR CITY...BRANSON...HOLLISTER...KIRBYVILLE...
EDGEWATER BEACH...FORSYTH...OZARK BEACH...POWERSITE...WASOLA...
THAYER...ALTON...COUCH...GREER...THOMASVILLE...WILDERNESS
319 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...BOURBON...CHEROKEE AND
  CRAWFORD. IN MISSOURI...BARRY...BARTON...BENTON...CAMDEN...
  CEDAR...CHRISTIAN...DADE...DALLAS...DENT...DOUGLAS...GREENE...
  HICKORY...HOWELL...JASPER...LACLEDE...LAWRENCE...MARIES...
  MCDONALD...MILLER...MORGAN...NEWTON...OREGON...OZARK...
  PHELPS...POLK...PULASKI...SHANNON...ST. CLAIR...STONE...
  TANEY...TEXAS...VERNON...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT.

* THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND
  TONIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING
  THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. BY THE TIME RAIN ENDS MONDAY
  MORNING...STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE OCCURRING
  AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. AREAS THAT DO NOT NORMALLY FLOOD COULD
  EXPERIENCE FLOODING DURING THIS EVENT. FOR SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS
  SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...FLOODING COULD EXCEED THAT
  SEEN DURING THE SPRING 2008 AND 2011 FLOODS. MANY AREAS WILL SEE
  HISTORIC FLOODING.