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The original item was published from 4/28/2017 9:47:43 AM to 5/1/2017 12:00:03 AM.

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Posted on: April 28, 2017

[ARCHIVED] Flood Warning for Spring River and Shoal Creek

Flood Warning issued April 28 at 9:19AM CDT until May 02 at 9:38AM CDT by NWS Springfield

...The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...Kansas... Elk River near Tiff City affecting McDonald County. Spring River above Baxter Springs affecting Cherokee County. Spring River at Carthage affecting Jasper County. Shoal Creek near Joplin affecting Jasper and Newton Counties. Spring River near Waco affecting Jasper County. .This warning is based on future forecast precipitation amounts of 4 to 6.5 inches during the next 48 hours near the river basins. If conditions warrant...additional rises or falls may occur based on future precipitation and runoff. ...For the Shoal Creek near Joplin... * At 8:00 AM Friday The stage was 4.6 feet. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Major flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage by tomorrow early afternoon and continue to rise to near 20.0 feet by Sunday early afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by late Monday morning. * Impact...At 23.4 feet...This is the stage reached December 28, 2015. && FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 6 AM LOCATION STAGE STAGE DAY TIME Sat Sun Mon Spring River Basin Joplin 14 4.6 Fri 08 AM 6.4 19.2 15.1 &&