Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 27 at 6:51AM CDT until April 27 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 4:51am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
FFWEAX
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Pettis County in central Missouri...
Western Saline County in central Missouri...
Carroll County in north central Missouri...
Northwestern Chariton County in north central Missouri...
Northeastern Clay County in west central Missouri...
Eastern Jackson County in west central Missouri...
Northern Johnson County in west central Missouri...
Lafayette County in west central Missouri...
Ray County in west central Missouri...
* Until noon CDT.
* At 651 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 0.5 to 2 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...
Independence, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs, Oak
Grove, Richmond, Odessa, Higginsville, Lexington, Carrollton,
Buckner, Lawson, Concordia, Sweet Springs, Waverly, Orrick,
Wellington, Norborne, Hardin and Hale.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Carroll, MO; Chariton, MO; Clay, MO; Jackson, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Pettis, MO; Ray, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov