KANSAS CITY MetroRegion/CENTRAL STATES WEATHER: Severe Storm- Flash Flood Threat

The NWS-SPC in Norman's "slight risk" of severe thunderstorms area has now shifted a bit further westward- now an oval with the eastern extent from extreme SW MN- W IA- NW MO- NE-E & S KS into the NE TX panhandle.

A rather long band of storms stretches south-southwest to north-northeast from northern Oklahoma now into northern Iowa. Viewing NWS-EAX/Pleasant Hill radar on the MetroRegion focus-many of the storms have remained virtually stationary- or have redeveloped over the same areas.

As shown on the next image of radar-indicated rainfall- areas in northern Wabaunsee County KS along I-70 west of Topeka have received more than 6 inches of rain already this morning- with additional storms upstream for a hundred miles. Much of this water will be flowing into Mud Creek then the nearby Kansas River..
Other areas in Kansas with heavy rains so far are Brown county- on the Delaware River drainage and Lyon county- on the Neosho River drainage systems.
Some of those areas indicate more than 4-inch amounts thus far.

The heaviest and repeat rains should stay in the north through west areas of the K.C. Metro through at least early afternoon.

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