Flood warning continues for Jasper County, three more inches of rain possible

(From the National Weather Service)

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
902 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

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CRAWFORD KS-BOURBON KS-CHEROKEE KS-MORGAN MO-CEDAR MO-VERNON MO-
JASPER MO-MILLER MO-BARTON MO-ST. CLAIR MO-CAMDEN MO-BENTON MO-
902 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
  MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN CEDAR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  WESTERN BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
  ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  BENTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 915 AM CST MONDAY

* AT 859 AM CST...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED FLOODING
  IN THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  AFTER A BREAK FROM RAINFALL THIS
  MORNING...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND
  TONIGHT.

* CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER
CROSSINGS...
HIGHWAY 7 AT LITTLE CHERRY CREEK NORTH OF COLUMBUS...
ROUTE V AT DEER CREEK NEAR HASTAIN...
ROUTE K AT DRY WOOD CREEK EAST OF ARCADIA...
ROUTE JJ AT CENTER CREEK SOUTHEAST OF CARL JUNCTION...
AND ROUTE DD AT KNOBBY CREEK 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF EDWARDS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.