Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 23 at 10:16PM CDT until April 24 at 4:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 8:16pm
Expires:
April 24, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
FFWEAX
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Johnson County in east central Kansas...
Southwestern Jackson County in west central Missouri...
* Until 415 AM CDT.
* At 1016 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. An additional 0.5 to 1 inch of rain is possible
in the next hour. 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, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Lenexa,
Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Gardner,
Merriam, Mission, De Soto, Fairway, Mission Hills, Westwood and
Westwood Hills.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Jackson, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov