Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas... Johnson County in east central Kansas... Clay County in west central Missouri... Southeastern Platte County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 706 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Heavy rains will continue through a good portion of the evening and overnight hours. This combined with saturated soils and the urban landscape, will lead to flash flooding across the Kansas City Metro and surrounding areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview, Prairie Village, Gardner, Grain Valley, Lansing, Excelsior Springs and Merriam. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 29. Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 32. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 202 and 235. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 21. Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 83. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 206 and 226.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, MO ... PLATTE, MO ... JOHNSON, KS ... LEAVENWORTH, KS ... WYANDOTTE, KS ... CLAY, 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. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property.