Indian Creek is within 3 feet of it's 14-foot flood stage at 103rd Street west of Metcalf. Turkey Creek is near bankfull at I-35 & I-635/Metcalf.
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
METRO KANSAS CITY BREAKING WEATHER: FLASH FLOODING THREAT HIGH
This especially applies in a general west-northwest to east-southeast band from southern Jefferson- northern Douglas - southern Leavenworth and northern Johnson counties in Kansas- and the southern 2/3 of Jackson into northern Cass counties Missouri.
Even the radar-indicated precip totals image underestimates actual rainfall amounts- now near - 2.95 inches here in S.E. KC-MO- to exceeding 3 inches- Johnson Drive and K-7 3.05 inches. Turkey and Indian Creeks were running full and rising in Johnson County Kansas.
With soils in these areas now at satuation from this event and rains over the past 2 weeks- the worry is more- possible heavy rain-producing storms moving in.
At this time- radar loops indicate light to occasional heavy rains will continue for at least the next 2 hours.
Even the radar-indicated precip totals image underestimates actual rainfall amounts- now near - 2.95 inches here in S.E. KC-MO- to exceeding 3 inches- Johnson Drive and K-7 3.05 inches. Turkey and Indian Creeks were running full and rising in Johnson County Kansas.
With soils in these areas now at satuation from this event and rains over the past 2 weeks- the worry is more- possible heavy rain-producing storms moving in.
At this time- radar loops indicate light to occasional heavy rains will continue for at least the next 2 hours.
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MetroRegion WEATHER UPDATE: Severe Storms Near Topeka
The Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory continues in effect until 9:30am. A severe thunderstorm warning just expired for northern Osage County KS- but another warning continues in effect for counties further west.
All this activity continues to move generally eastward- toward Metro K.C..
No great rainfall totals seen on any Metro sites- one-half to an inch generally- and it will be seen if the storms near Topeka hold together as they move east.
Also- no major news overnight. That report coming in about an hour....
All this activity continues to move generally eastward- toward Metro K.C..
No great rainfall totals seen on any Metro sites- one-half to an inch generally- and it will be seen if the storms near Topeka hold together as they move east.
Also- no major news overnight. That report coming in about an hour....
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KANSAS CITY'S BREAKING WEATHER: FLOOD ADVISORY FOR METRO COUNTIES
The NWS in Pleasant Hill has put out an "Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory" until 9:30 am this Saturday morning for: "EASTERN LEAVENWORTH ... WYANDOTTE ... NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES IN KANSAS - WESTERN JACKSON ... SOUTHERN PLATTE ... SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTIES IN MISSOURI."
"AT 337 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE ADVISORY AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED UPWARD OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN ALREADY TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR- ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE: BASEHOR- BONNER SPRINGS- CLAYCOMO- COURTNEY- DE SOTO- EDWARDSVILLE- FAIRWAY- GLADSTONE- GRANDVIEW- GREENWOOD- INDEPENDENCE- KANSAS CITY- KANSAS CITY KANSAS- LAKE QUIVIRA AND LANSING."
No reports of any flooding at this posting in a 17-county bi-state area.
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"AT 337 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE ADVISORY AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED UPWARD OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN ALREADY TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR- ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE: BASEHOR- BONNER SPRINGS- CLAYCOMO- COURTNEY- DE SOTO- EDWARDSVILLE- FAIRWAY- GLADSTONE- GRANDVIEW- GREENWOOD- INDEPENDENCE- KANSAS CITY- KANSAS CITY KANSAS- LAKE QUIVIRA AND LANSING."
No reports of any flooding at this posting in a 17-county bi-state area.
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Latest Weather Radar Image
A large area of showers and thunderstorms- some heavy in intensity- continue to develop and move across northern Kansas and southern and southeastern Nebraska.
Click to enlarge the image- the white crossed lines indicate storm movement- the green triangles indicate various sizes of hail indicated.
Showers and storms will move into and across the mainly northern half of the K.C. MetroRegion during the early morning hours. The main threat is cloud to ground lightning- heavy rain and possibly some moderate-sized hail.
Click to enlarge the image- the white crossed lines indicate storm movement- the green triangles indicate various sizes of hail indicated.
Showers and storms will move into and across the mainly northern half of the K.C. MetroRegion during the early morning hours. The main threat is cloud to ground lightning- heavy rain and possibly some moderate-sized hail.
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Here's A Deal For La Raza: Go Away
Hey La Raza- I don't WANT extortionists here.
Call it whatever YOU want in trying to get rid of Frances Semler from the Parks Board- what your organization is doing is a form of extortion.
Go hold your gathering of illegal-immigrant-loving conventioners someplace else.
PROVE WITH HARD IRREFUTABLE FACTS that the Minutemen are a group of racists or just leave us in Kansas City the hell alone.
Maybe some pamphlets explaining what the word 'illegal' means would help those who don't seem to have a good working grasp of ENGLISH....
Call it whatever YOU want in trying to get rid of Frances Semler from the Parks Board- what your organization is doing is a form of extortion.
Go hold your gathering of illegal-immigrant-loving conventioners someplace else.
PROVE WITH HARD IRREFUTABLE FACTS that the Minutemen are a group of racists or just leave us in Kansas City the hell alone.
Maybe some pamphlets explaining what the word 'illegal' means would help those who don't seem to have a good working grasp of ENGLISH....
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
KANSAS CITY'S BREAKING NEWS: Aircraft Emergency Declared At K.C.I.
At 7:26pm- five companies of the KC-MO and South Platte Fire Departments and airport crash-fire-rescue units were sent to standby at Kansas City International (MCI) on an aircraft in trouble coming in.It's reported to be "an Airbus-320- with 188" people on board with one of it's two engines out. The airline was not given.
The aircraft was due in the next 5-10 minutes and an update will be posted here.
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UPDATE - 7:50 PM: The aircraft with the engine out reportedly got that engine restarted before landing without incident at MCI just seconds ago.
Further- the airport fire chief said that the stricken Airbus-320 "used a lot of runway" length upon landing and that rescue unit infrared devices had indicated the aircraft's "brakes (got) very hot" stopping the plane. - 2015c.
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Marshall-MO ConAgra Pot-Pie Plant Production Halted
At least temporarily- while the plant is completely inspected by government and company inspectors- according to The MARSHALL DEMOCRAT-NEWS.
This because of an outbreak of food poisoning- salmonella- that's been reported in 139 patients in 30 states- and Banquet brand pot pies- which are made at the ConAgra Marshall plant- are considered by the Center of Disease Control (CDC) one possible link to the outbreak.
The Marshall-MO ConAgra Plant during a 1994 fire.(Courtesy of www.marshallfire.com/events.htm.)
ConAgra is also the producer of the Peter Pan brand of peanut butter- also not long ago recalled and production halted because of another salmonella outbreak. That brand has just recently re-appeared on store shelves.
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Jimmy Carter Rips Dubya Administration
Some think I just diss Dubya because I don't like him and those people are correct. I get horrible "waves" off the man and I won't even get into the things he's done to America.
If anybody would know how the Beltway Bozos work it would be an ex-president- and in this case that man is Jimmy Carter.
President Carter- according to this AP article- has blasted the present Administration's use of torture in "The War on Terror." Mr. Carter- as I have felt in my own bones- says Dubya defines what "torture" is- and that definition still stands in the treatment of alleged terrorist suspects.
To those of you who agree with Dubya's tactics- I should only remind you what a wise parent SHOULD have told you: "When YOU start doing the same things as those who do wrong- you are no better than those folks."
THIS is what Dubya has and is continuing to do to- destroy the very moral fiber of America and all this country ONCE stood for.
If anybody would know how the Beltway Bozos work it would be an ex-president- and in this case that man is Jimmy Carter.
President Carter- according to this AP article- has blasted the present Administration's use of torture in "The War on Terror." Mr. Carter- as I have felt in my own bones- says Dubya defines what "torture" is- and that definition still stands in the treatment of alleged terrorist suspects.
To those of you who agree with Dubya's tactics- I should only remind you what a wise parent SHOULD have told you: "When YOU start doing the same things as those who do wrong- you are no better than those folks."
THIS is what Dubya has and is continuing to do to- destroy the very moral fiber of America and all this country ONCE stood for.
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Coldest Morning Since April In K.C. MetroRegion
As you can see by the accompanying weather map image (click for max size- see also the weather map key to read the map)- temperatures in the Kansas City Metro- and most of the MetroRegion- are in the upper 30's to near 40-degrees this morning.
These are the coldest temperatures since the late-April cold wave.
Moderation in temperatures expected over the next several days with another storm system in here by late weekend. There are- however- no freezes in sight for at least the next week to 10 days.
These are the coldest temperatures since the late-April cold wave.Moderation in temperatures expected over the next several days with another storm system in here by late weekend. There are- however- no freezes in sight for at least the next week to 10 days.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
BREAKING NEWS: School Shooting In Cleveland-OH - 3 Victims
The shooting was reported to be at a "small"- downtown Cleveland alternative high school and Cleveland's mayor reported 3 shot- according to the Associated Press. One mother reported her son said he'd been "shot in the arm."
CNN is reporting the "student gunman is dead."
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UPDATE 1:59PM: The AP now says there were 5 people taken to hospitals from the shooting scene.
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