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06/09/2026

Tornado Warning was issued Monday for NW Newton County that includes the Neosho area.

4:17 a.m. Tornado near Saginaw.

Our friend Jim Ballard sent us video he filmed off Mo-86 in Neosho near the Shiney Hiney Truck Wash (seen lower right). It was a storm that was forming about that time.

The Tornado Warning was issued on the radio at 4:17 a.m. We have matched our Joplin News First scanner audio with his video.

⚠️ Road Closures: “The bridges sustained major damage as a result of the flash flooding that occurred this morning. Plea...
06/08/2026

⚠️ Road Closures: “The bridges sustained major damage as a result of the flash flooding that occurred this morning. Please avoid the area and use alternate routes.”
— courtesy Quapaw Nation Marshals.

⛔️ Five Mile Creek bridge on E 22 Road, just east of S 657 Road, is CLOSED until further notice.
⛔️ Bridge on S 670 Road on the west end of Peoria is also CLOSED until further notice.

There is no timeline on repairs.

06/08/2026

Low Water Bridge 630: 10-AM, between 270 and 280 Rd. Courtesy City of Grove Emergency Management

06/08/2026

Grand Falls at Joplin’s Shoal Creek. See all the water levels for all area creeks and streams. (water levels⤵️)

Shoal Creek should be cresting at 12-feet about 7-P this evening.

06/08/2026

Low Water Bridge at Joplin’s Shoal Creek. See all the water levels for all area creeks and streams. (full story⤵️)

Shoal Creek should be cresting at 12-feet about 7-P this evening.

06/08/2026

Grand Falls at Joplin’s Shoal Creek. See all the water levels for all area creeks and streams.

Shoal Creek should be cresting at 12-feet about 7-P this evening.

https://joplinnewsfirst.net/4qX2wHP

⚠️ Road Closures from Joplin Special Road District: ⛔️ Coyote between Mo-43 and 5 Mile Rd ⛔️ 5 Mile Rd between Coyote &...
06/08/2026

⚠️ Road Closures from Joplin Special Road District:

⛔️ Coyote between Mo-43 and 5 Mile Rd
⛔️ 5 Mile Rd between Coyote & Atlanta Ln
⛔️ Bethel Rd between Iris Rd and OK-10.

Please avoid the areas and take an alternate route. If you see any issues, trees, water, culverts or debris, please call the office at 417-624-3489.

06/08/2026

Seneca-Mo Downton Flooding from

06/08/2026

Seneca Main Street see this fire hydrant. The Water Patrol of Missouri State Police arrived early in town in case they were needed. Take a look around Downtown here with us.

Main Street is closed (Hwy 43). Little Lost Creek was still rising at 10-AM.
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RainDrop APP totals last 24 hrs. How much rain where you live? on RainDrop 💧 joplinnewsfirst.net/41qOByX —

💧Joplin 4”
💧Carthage 1”
💧Tipton Ford 6”
💧Neosho 5”
💧Hornet 7”
💧Pittsburg 4”
💧Parsons 5”
💧Cherokee-Kansas 6”

Flood Warning Jasper Newton Cherokee

REGIONAL
3’ Stockton
8’ Fair Play/Stockton Lake

Columbus: Firefighters out working “multiple water rescue incidents. Please use extreme caution if you must travel today...
06/08/2026

Columbus: Firefighters out working “multiple water rescue incidents. Please use extreme caution if you must travel today.”
— Columbus KS Fire Rescue

“Several roads are covered with water, including locations that have not flooded in many, many years. Conditions are changing rapidly, and some flooded areas may be completely unexpected.”

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