KANSAS CITY MetroRegion-CENTRAL STATES WEATHER: NWS "High-Risk" Of Excessive Rainfall

Within the hour- the National WX Service's (NWS) Hydrometeorological Center (HPC) that deals with big precipitation events that cause big problems has issued their latest Excessive Rainfall forecast (see/click on image).

The area inside the red lines- extending from NE Kansas across the northern 1/4 of Missouri eastward to NW Ohio has a high risk of excessive rainfalls possibly causing both flash and general flooding.

This area includes the northern half of the MetroRegion and all of Kansas City Metro.

A moderate risk area covers the remainder of the western-southern and eastern MetroRegion.

Heres a larger-area current image of NWS radar from Pleasant Hill. Crossed lines on the image are indicated direction of storm travel (storm track).

Get ready people....

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