Metro K.C. WEATHER BULLETIN: BIG Flash Flooding Threat

Severe thunderstorms rage across the Metro KC "Northland"- and there's the significant added danger now from flash flooding.

These storms aren't moving very fast- and they're putting down rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour- locally higher amounts in the stongest storm cells.

Good luck driving in this stuff if you have to - and hope you know the high water trouble areas ahead of time.

Oh- I think Metro K.C. may be in for a hard time ourselves in a couple of hours. I have a strong "hinky" feeling.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
102 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CALDWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CLINTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
NORTHERN RAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHERN ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 1253 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE WARNED AREA.
A BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION...WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ATCHISON...CAMERON...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...GOWER...KEARNEY... LANSING...LATHROP...LAWSON...LEAVENWORTH...NORTONVILLE...PLATTE CITY...PLATTSBURG...SMITHVILLE...WEATHERBY LAKE...WESTON... BRAYMER...CAMDEN POINT...CLARKSDALE...COWGILL...CRYSTAL LAKES... DEARBORN...EASTON...EDGERTON...EFFINGHAM...EXCELSIOR ESTATES... FERRELVIEW...HOLT...KINGSTON...POLO AND STEWARTSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN PLEASANT HILL.

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