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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 9:15 PM May. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Johnson County in east central Kansas... Central Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas... Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Northwestern Cass County in west central Missouri... Clay County in west central Missouri... Western Jackson County in west central Missouri... Platte County in west central Missouri... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 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...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, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner, Lansing, Excelsior Springs and Merriam. This includes the following highways... Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 24. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 216 and 226. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 202 and 235. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 83. Interstate 49 between mile markers 170 and 183. Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 14. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 31. Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 7. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flood Advisory
Issued: 8:55 PM May. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of Kansas, including the following counties, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami and Wyandotte and west central Missouri, including the following counties, Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte. * WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 355 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner, Lansing, Excelsior Springs and Merriam. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
Tornado Watch
Issued: 8:46 PM May. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 294 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS JOHNSON LINN MIAMI IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ATCHISON DONIPHAN LEAVENWORTH WYANDOTTE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI PETTIS SALINE IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI CALDWELL CARROLL DAVIESS LIVINGSTON IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ANDREW ATCHISON BUCHANAN CLINTON DEKALB GENTRY HOLT NODAWAY WORTH IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI BATES CASS CLAY HENRY JACKSON JOHNSON LAFAYETTE PLATTE RAY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, ALBANY, ATCHISON, BELTON, BRAYMER, BRECKENRIDGE, BUTLER, CAMERON, CARROLLTON, CHILLICOTHE, CLARKSDALE, CLINTON, CONCORDIA, COUNTRY CLUB VILLA, CRAIG, ELWOOD, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, FAIRFAX, FOREST CITY, FORT LEAVENWORTH, GALLATIN, GLADSTONE, GRANT CITY, HAMILTON, HARRISONVILLE, HIGGINSVILLE, HIGHLAND, INDEPENDENCE, JAMESPORT, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY KANSAS, KEARNEY, KING CITY, LA CYGNE, LANSING, LATHROP, LAWSON, LEAVENWORTH, LENEXA, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LOUISBURG, MAITLAND, MARSHALL, MARYVILLE, MAYSVILLE, MOUND CITY, MOUND CITY, ODESSA, OLATHE, OREGON, OSAWATOMIE, OSBORN, OVERLAND PARK, PAOLA, PARKVILLE, PLATTE CITY, PLATTSBURG, PLEASANT HILL, PLEASANTON, POLO, RAYMORE, RICH HILL, RICHMOND, RIVERSIDE, ROCK PORT, SAVANNAH, SEDALIA, SHAWNEE, ST. JOSEPH, ST. JOSEPH AIRPORT, STANBERRY, STANLEY, STEWARTSVILLE, TARKIO, TROY, UNION STAR, WARRENSBURG, WATHENA, WEATHERBY LAKE, WESTON, AND WINDSOR.
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