How much rain did your area get in Kansas City thunderstorms? See rainfall totals
Strong to severe thunderstorms that swept through the Kansas City area drenched the Northland with more than 3 inches of rain in some places, prompting a flash flood warning.
The heaviest rains fell across the metro’s Northland as the storms pushed through, waking Kansas Citians with brilliant lightning and booming thunder.
The storms packed a powerful punch, with wind speeds reaching 82 mph at Kansas City Downtown Airport — Wheeler Field shortly after 1:35 a.m.
About the same time, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of Clay and Jackson counties after radar indicated that a thunderstorm over the metro was rotating. Tornado sirens sounded in those parts of the metro. There have been no confirmed reports of a tornado touching down.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning, which has since expired, for parts of northeastern Wyandotte County, southeastern Platte County, and southwestern Clay County after the thunderstorms dumped 3 inches or more.
“Areas that do not typically flood are reporting to have flooded with lots of running water,” the weather service said.
The heaviest rainfall, 3.32 inches, fell at North Brighton Avenue and Upper Shoal Creek in Kansas City during a 12-hour period that ended at 8 a.m. Monday, according to StormWatch.com, a collection of rain gauges in the metropolitan area.
Meanwhile, 2.92 inches of rain fell at Northeast Englewood Road and Mill Creek, 2.76 inches fell at Interstate 29 and Line Creek, and 2.64 inches fell at Northeast Barry Road at the East Fork of Shoal Creek, and at Northwest Barry Road at Upper Shoal Creek.
Rainfall totals in the Kansas City area
Here’s a map of rainfall totals reported by StormWatch.com.
In other parts of the area, 1.28 inches of rain fell at Kansas City International Airport (MCI), and 1.21 inches fell at Kansas City Downtown Airport — Wheeler Field during those 12 hours, according to automated weather observation systems.
Meanwhile, 1.52 inches fell at Chillicothe, .23 inches fell at Lee’s Summit and .02 fell at Clinton airports.
In Kansas, 2.09 inches fell in Emporia, .01 inches was reported at Johnson County Executive Airport in Olathe, and only a trace at New Century AirCenter in Olathe.
