Flash Flood Warning until 01:30AM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Clay County in west central Missouri... Southern Clinton County in northwestern Missouri... Northern Jackson County in west central Missouri...
* Until 130 AM CDT Wednesday.
* At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Rainfall rates between one to two inches per hour are occurring under the heaviest downpours. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kansas City, Independence, Liberty, Gladstone, Excelsior Springs, Smithville, Kearney, North Kansas City, Sugar Creek, Lawson, Claycomo, Courtney, Pleasant Valley, Trimble, Glenaire, Holt, Avondale, Oakview, Sibley and Missouri City. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 1 and 11. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 1 and 38. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 2. Interstate 435 between mile markers 40 and 64.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, MO ... CLINTON, MO ... CLAY, MO
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.
Address/Location
Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency
805 NE Jefferson St
Blue Springs, MO 64014
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-229-2522
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