Several waves of heavy rainfall occurred over southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri between June 10th and June 12th.  The Spring River basin was especially impacted with this heavy rain.  The Waco, Missouri DCP guage along the Spring River measured 12 inches during one overnight episode.  This caused massive flooding of small creeks and main stem rivers across Cherokee, Crawford, and Bourbon counties.  One weak tornado touched down in northern Cherokee County on the 10th.  Meanwhile a few other minor episodes of wind damage and large hail occurred in Crawford County.

Tornado in CHEROKEE, KANSAS
From 10-JUN-07 16:25:00 to 10-JUN-07 16:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEIR
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A photographer from KODE TV in Joplin filmed a tornado briefly touching down.  The tornado was located one mile south southeast of the intersection of Highway 400 and 7.  No damage occurred as the tornado mainly impacted an open field.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAWFORD, KANSAS
From 10-JUN-07 16:05:00 to 10-JUN-07 16:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: PITTSBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power poles along with numerous trees across the city of Pittsburg.

Flash Flood in BOURBON, KANSAS
From 10-JUN-07 07:00:00 to 10-JUN-07 10:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: FULTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rain caused flooding across northern sections of Bourbon County.  Numerous low water crossings were impassable to motorists.  A local observer in the area had measured 3.40 inches of rain that fell in two hours.

Flash Flood in CRAWFORD, KANSAS
From 10-JUN-07 16:35:00 to 11-JUN-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PITTSBURG
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Periods of excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over much of Crawford County for nearly 24 hours.  Locations that experienced this flooding included, city streets in Pittsburg, a section of 520th AVE. between 250th and 260th streets, and low lying areas along Cow Creek.  On the days of the 11th and 12th, the Crawford County Emergency Manager had stated that flash flooding was ongoing countywide, and the road closures were too many to count.

Hail in CRAWFORD, KANSAS
From 10-JUN-07 15:44:00 to 10-JUN-07 15:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRAZILTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Flash Flood in CHEROKEE, KANSAS
From 12-JUN-07 07:29:00 to 13-JUN-07 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLUMBUS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.15M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Another stationary band of heavy rain occurred on the night of June 11th and the morning of June 12th.  In response, significant flooding occurred in all areas of the county.  The Spring and Neosho rivers remained flooded, causing damage to homes and several road systems.

Flash Flood in CRAWFORD, KANSAS
From 12-JUN-07 08:38:00 to 12-JUN-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PITTSBURG
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 120.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An additional band of heavy rainfall caused another round of flooding across Crawford County.  The southeast corner of Crawford County near Cow Creek was impacted the most.  Damage to several road systems occurred in response to the raging flood water.

Flash Flood in CHEROKEE, KANSAS
From 10-JUN-07 17:30:00 to 11-JUN-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: KNIVETON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Spring River along with smaller non-stem river and creek systems experienced major flooding across the entire county.  Approximately 50 homes were flooded along the Spring River.  Many of the homes that were flooded are located from Baxter Springs to Riverton.  Across the western section of Cherokee County, the Neosho River along with its smaller tributaries experienced major flooding.  Numerous roads and bridges in these areas were washed out or destroyed.