


Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
823 WGUS73 KEAX 171006 FFSEAX Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 506 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 KSC091-103-209-MOC047-095-165-171145- /O.CON.KEAX.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-250717T1145Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Johnson KS-Leavenworth KS-Wyandotte KS-Clay MO-Jackson MO-Platte MO- 506 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTHEASTERN LEAVENWORTH AND WYANDOTTE COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY, WESTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI... At 506 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview, Prairie Village, Gardner, Lansing, Merriam, Mission, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Parkville, Spring Hill, Basehor and Edwardsville. Water has been reported over several highways in the KC Metro including at I-70 and Broadway and I-35 and Lamar. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3926 9488 3929 9443 3885 9458 3885 9461 3883 9461 3879 9461 3878 9461 3877 9461 3877 9503 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ 73