Flash Flood Warning until 08:30AM ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
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... Southwestern Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas... Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Northern Cass County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri...
* Until 830 AM CDT Thursday.
* At 228 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 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 206 and 226. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 235. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 16...and between mile markers 57 and 83. Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 28. 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Address/Location
City of Raytown
10000 E 59th St
Raytown, MO 64133
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RAYTOWN followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning