Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 27 at 4:16AM CDT until April 27 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 2:16am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
FFWEAX
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Johnson County in east central Kansas...
Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas...
Clay County in west central Missouri...
Central Jackson County in west central Missouri...
Platte County in west central Missouri...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 416 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. 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, Independence, Lee's Summit,
Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Leawood, Raytown,
Liberty, Gladstone, Prairie Village, Lansing, Excelsior Springs,
Merriam, Mission, Smithville and Kearney.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Clay, MO; Jackson, MO; Platte, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov