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The heaviest rain from the overnight storms fell along a line from Lexington to Carrollton, Missouri, the weather service said on social media. More than 7 inches of rain fell near Carrollton, according to local storm reports. Meanwhile, 3.68 inches of rain fell near Mosby.
We are tracking a set up for flash flooding today through Friday across eastern Kansas and Missouri. Some locations could see 5"-10" of rain.
A gentle creek running through the entrance to the Miami County Fair on Friday night looked like a large pond.
Swaths of heavy rainfall are expected with the next round of storms in the Kansas City area. There might be pockets of more than 6 inches. A tornado is also possible.
Flash flood warnings were issued for multiple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.
A persistent flooding issue is once again wreaking havoc on businesses near 23rd Street and Television Place, just east of Kansas City – and with more rain in the forecast, local business owners are bracing for even greater losses.
A flood watch is in effect from Thursday afternoon into Friday morning for the Kansas City area, including Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, as well as Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Platte, and Ray counties in Missouri.
Very heavy thunderstorms are slowly moving through Johnson county into western Jackson and southern Wyandotte counties. There is quite a bit of runoff with 2-3” per hour rainfall rate. Flash flooding is possible the next 1-2 hours. @KSHB41 pic.twitter.com/7p0VDC6WE2
According to an announcement from the team, Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph is closed to the public due to inclement weather. St. Joseph has been under similar conditions to the Kansas City area with heavy rain and flooding. More storms are expected throughout the day.
Flood Warning for the metro in effect until noon. We see another round of scattered rain, storms, flooding potential set up later this evening.