Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has extended the

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

* Until 200 PM CDT.

* At 1043 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain has already fallen, and heavy rain will continue for the next hour or so. Flash flooding is already occurring and numerous water rescues have already occurred across the greater Kansas City Metro this morning.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview, Prairie Village, Grain Valley, Merriam, Mission, Oak Grove, Parkville, North Kansas City and Fairway. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 29. Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 416 and 423. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 20. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 223 and 235. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 10. Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 46 and 82.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, MO ... RAY, MO ... PLATTE, MO ... JOHNSON, KS ... WYANDOTTE, KS ... CLAY, MO

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. 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.