Flash Flood Warning until 12:00AM Friday
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Cass County in west central Missouri... Southwestern Lafayette County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri... Northwestern Johnson County in west central Missouri...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 900 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Grain Valley, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Oak Grove, Odessa, Greenwood, Peculiar, Buckner, Holden, Lake Lotawana, Lake Winnebago and Lone Jack. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 14 and 43. Interstate 470 between mile markers 1 and 16.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS, MO ... JACKSON, MO ... JOHNSON, MO ... LAFAYETTE, 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.
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