Flash flood warning in effect for part of KC area until early Thursday morning
A flash flood warning issued for parts of the Kansas City metro area is in effect until 1:45 a.m. Thursday.
The National Weather Service issued the warning Wednesday night for areas including North Kansas City, Parkville and Gladstone.
Flash Flood Warning including Gladstone MO, Parkville MO, North Kansas City MO until 1:45 AM CDT pic.twitter.com/N4pAYHgAED
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) July 27, 2017
Flash flooding caused problems for drivers in the affected area. Emergency crews responded to a water rescue about 9:45 p.m. near northbound U.S. 169 and Northwest Briarcliff Parkway.
Water Rescue-No Boat-N 169 Hwy/NW Briarcliff A3OPS P25 R1 P40 M40 C102 P8 T12 R31 R9
— KCFD (@KCMOFireDept) July 27, 2017
Several agencies also reported lighting strikes throughout the metro area, with several emergency crews responding to house fires.
The weather may have contributed to a fatal wreck about 9:30 p.m. on Interstate 435 near Oldham Road. One person was reportedly killed in the wreck, which caused the closure of southbound I-435 between Gregory and 87th Street.
Closed in #KansasCity on I-435 SB after Gregory Blvd #KCtraffic https://t.co/uDvucNmUVj
— TTN Kansas City (@TotalTrafficKC) July 27, 2017
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This story was originally published July 26, 2017 at 10:37 PM with the headline "Flash flood warning in effect for part of KC area until early Thursday morning."