The NWS office in Pleasant Hill has issued a flash flood watch for Wednesday that covers much of their forecast area- and the K.C. Metro as well.
Here's the watch statement:
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN KANSAS...ATCHISON KS...
DONIPHAN...JOHNSON KS...LEAVENWORTH...MIAMI AND WYANDOTTE. IN
MISSOURI...ANDREW...ATCHISON MO...BUCHANAN...CALDWELL...
CARROLL...CASS...CLAY...CLINTON...DAVIESS...DE KALB...GENTRY...
HOLT...JACKSON...JOHNSON MO...LAFAYETTE...LIVINGSTON...
NODAWAY...PLATTE...RAY AND SALINE.
* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY...WITH THE THREAT
OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING UNTIL A FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND
THE LONG DURATION OF PRECIPITATION MAY LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
* GROUNDS REMAIN SATURATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AFTER HEAVY RAINS
BROUGHT TWO TO LOCALLY FIVE INCHES OF RAIN BACK ON SATURDAY.
SEVERAL RIVERS ARE STILL EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. AS A
RESULT...THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD RIVER AND AREAL FLOODING...AS
WELL AS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING
THUNDERSTORMS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. IF
YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA
RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
Here's the watch statement:
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN KANSAS...ATCHISON KS...
DONIPHAN...JOHNSON KS...LEAVENWORTH...MIAMI AND WYANDOTTE. IN
MISSOURI...ANDREW...ATCHISON MO...BUCHANAN...CALDWELL...
CARROLL...CASS...CLAY...CLINTON...DAVIESS...DE KALB...GENTRY...
HOLT...JACKSON...JOHNSON MO...LAFAYETTE...LIVINGSTON...
NODAWAY...PLATTE...RAY AND SALINE.
* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY...WITH THE THREAT
OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING UNTIL A FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE AND
THE LONG DURATION OF PRECIPITATION MAY LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
* GROUNDS REMAIN SATURATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AFTER HEAVY RAINS
BROUGHT TWO TO LOCALLY FIVE INCHES OF RAIN BACK ON SATURDAY.
SEVERAL RIVERS ARE STILL EXPERIENCING MINOR FLOODING. AS A
RESULT...THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD RIVER AND AREAL FLOODING...AS
WELL AS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING
THUNDERSTORMS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. IF
YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA
RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
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