Full Notification

FFWEAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Johnson County in east central Kansas... Northern Miami County in east central Kansas... South Central Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas... Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Northern Cass County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 145 PM CDT.

* At 1041 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner, Grain Valley, Merriam, Harrisonville, Mission and Pleasant Hill. This includes the following highways... Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 8. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 213 and 214...and between mile markers 216 and 226. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 235. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 15...and between mile markers 56 and 83. Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 29. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 4. Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JOHNSON, KS ... LEAVENWORTH, KS ... MIAMI, KS ... WYANDOTTE, KS ... CASS, MO ... JACKSON, MO

Instructions:

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