Flooding possible as morning rains sweep across south Kansas City; more rain coming
A flood advisory has been issued for parts of the Kansas City area as morning thunderstorms swept through the metro Wednesday.
The flood advisory, which is in effect until 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, was issued for Johnson and Miami counties on the Kansas side and Cass County on the Missouri side, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.
Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall was expected as well as minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, the weather service said.
Radar and automated rain gauges indicated that around 3:20 a.m. heavy rain had fallen due to thunderstorms. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain had fallen in those areas and an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain was expected.
Some of the areas that could experience flooding included Gardner, Harrisonville, Paola, Spring Hill, Peculiar, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Edgerton, Garden City, Bucyrus and Hillsdale.
Drivers who encountered flooded roads were urged to turn around. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles, the weather service said.
The rain was expected to gradually taper off Wednesday morning, leading to mostly dry and cool weather, the weather service said.
More rain, however, was on the way as another round of showers and thunderstorms was possible overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. No severe weather was expected with those storms, although there could be a few rumbles of thunder, the weather service said.
Get out and enjoy the cool weather because extreme heat is expected to return next week with excessive heat becoming likely mid- to late next week.
