..Excessive Rainfall and Flooding... .Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move through the region this afternoon and into tonight. Given the wet antecedent conditions, there is a threat for flooding across parts of southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri, including the following areas, in southeast Kansas, Cherokee and Crawford. In southwest Missouri, Barry, Barton, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone, and Taney. * From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through Tuesday morning * Thunderstorms will bring rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches, with locally heavier amounts possible to portions of southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. * Heavy rainfall amounts and high rainfall rates may lead to the flash flooding of creeks, streams, and low water crossings.
