Active AlertsJoplin, MO

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where: A portion of southwest Missouri, including the following counties, Barton, Dade and Jasper.
When: Until noon CST Saturday.
Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
Additional Details: - At 456 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - This includes the following low water crossing
S: Sons Creek at County Road 113, Dry Fork at Pine Road, Lousy Branch at County Road 85 and Muddy Creek at Highway 126. - Some locations that will experience flooding include Northern Joplin, Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction, Oronogo, Carterville, Lockwood, Jasper, Golden City, Alba, Purcell, Airport Drive, Carytown, Neck City, Brooklyn Heights, Arcola, Kenoma, Dudenville, Boston, Sylvania, Cedarville, Neola, Bona and Stockton Lake. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles.