Torrential rains in Kansas City lead to flash flooding. Where heaviest rain fell
Thunderstorms soaked parts of the Kansas City area again on Monday, dumping more than 3 inches of rain over 6 hours, causing flash flooding in southern parts of the metro, according to data from rain gauges.
One woman is believed to have drowned when flash flood waters swept her away as she walked along the trail at Negro Creek near West 155th Street and Nall Avenue.
According to rain gauges along the creek, 2.88 inches of rain fell at Metcalf Avenue and 2.28 inches of rain fell near Nall Avenue during 6 hours ending at 2:30 p.m..
A gauge near Nall Avenue showed that Negro Creek surged six feet, from 3.5 feet to 9.7 feet, between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., when the heaviest rains were falling.
Another woman was rescued as she clung to a tree in flood waters from Indian Creek near 103rd Street and Wornall Road in Kansas City. A rain gauge nearby recorded 1.74 inches of rain during the 6 hours.
The heaviest rainfall was reported at Quivira Road and Tomahawk Creek in Overland Park, where 3.62 inches of rain fell, according to Stormwatch.com, a collection of rain gauges across the Kansas City metro. Nearby, 3.35 inches of rain fell at Switzer Road and Tomahawk Creek.
Other areas in Overland Park that saw the heaviest rains include 135th Street and Pflumm Road, with 3.19 inches, and 127th and Grant streets, with 3.11 inches.
Johnson County saw the heaviest rainfall, with parts of southern Kansas City seeing 1.65 inches at Prospect Avenue and Missouri 150.
Here’s an interactive map of rainfall totals from Monday’s storms.
This story was originally published July 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM.
