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City of Raytown
Thursday July 4th, 2024 :: 04:50 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 08:15AM

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

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

* Until 815 AM CDT.

* At 450 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing flash flooding across the warned area. Water rescues are ongoing. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner, Merriam, Mission, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Spring Hill and Greenwood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 7. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 215 and 226. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 205 and 235. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 15...and between mile markers 57 and 83. Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 13. 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 9.

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

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
City of Raytown
10000 E 59th St
Raytown, MO 64133

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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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

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