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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Monday July 20th, 2020 :: 05:42 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 11:45AM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has extended the

* Flood Warning for... Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri... Northern Clay County in west central Missouri... Southern Clinton County in northwestern Missouri... Northwestern Ray County in west central Missouri... Northeastern Platte County in west central Missouri...

* Until 1145 AM CDT Tuesday.

* At 540 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain brought between 2 and 6 inches of rain to the area earlier this morning. The heavy rain has caused flooding to local residences. Local roads may also be flooded overnight. More rain tonight and Tuesday may aggravate the ongoing flooding beyond the time period of this warning.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... St. Joseph, Excelsior Springs, Smithville, Kearney, Lawson, Plattsburg, Lathrop, Gower, Elwood, Agency, Trimble, Edgerton, Dearborn, Camden Point, Holt, Crystal Lakes, Rushville, Excelsior Estates, Lewis And Clark Village and Woods Heights.

* AFFECTED AREAS: RAY, MO ... BUCHANAN, MO ... PLATTE, MO ... CLINTON, MO ... CLAY, MO

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Kansas City City Hall
Kansas City, MO 64106

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-513-1313

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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